Decrypto
| Filename | decrypto-30.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 457.9 KB (468881 bytes) |
| Architecture | PowerPC68K |
| Downloads | 14 |
Decrypto v3.0 by Ed Olson is a fast cryptoquip solver for the Macintosh, distributed as fat-binary shareware with the playful price of pizza-and-coke. Rather than acting as an interactive aid, Decrypto cracks the substitution cipher puzzles found in newspaper games sections entirely on its own.
How the solver works
Version 3.0 introduces a faster, more reliable algorithm than the earlier 2.2 release. On a PowerMac 7500/100 it averages roughly ten seconds to crack a typical newspaper cryptoquip end-to-end without user intervention.
System support
The application is a fat binary that runs on any Macintosh with a 68020 or better processor, as well as natively on PowerPC machines, making it usable across the full mid-1990s Mac line.
Distribution and licensing
Decrypto is shareware authored by Ed Olson at MIT. The archive may not be redistributed except in its complete, unmodified form and at no charge; commercial or bundled distribution requires contacting the author. PC and UNIX builds were also offered on request.
This file is part of the MacTrove archive. See the Thank You page for the upstream mirrors we rely on. It is BinHex encoded — use The Unarchiver to decode it.
