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Re: pkz204c.exe is available (??)

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From: jdcarmack
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 03:58
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In article <1993Jan8.002836.17349@trl.oz.au>, hui@apaturia.trl.OZ.AU (Alvaro Hui) writes:
> rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
> 
>>antony@werple.apana.org.au (Antony Suter) writes:
>>>PKZip version 2 is out now? Why use such a wierd number as 2.04c ?
> 
>>It's almost guaranteed to not be the same number as any hack that
>>might be out there.  Also, there are a number of bugs already found
>>(such as that it won't store labels) so the final release might have a
>>more reasonable number.
> 
> I find that it will CRASH the system if you do the zipping under
> windows........ Can anyone verify??

I've only used it twice thus far, but once on a VERY large wallpaper
file I keep.  It has given me no problems [Windows 3.1, DOS 5.0, 486/33]

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Subject: Re: pkz204c.exe is available (??)
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From: jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 7 Jan 93 22:58:37 -0500
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