MKS utilities

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2 total messages Started by Bill Langin[ftd] Wed, 11 Jul 1990 19:45

#1564

Author: Bill Langin[ftd]
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 1990 19:45

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I am interested in a Unix utility ported to dos like the ones described
recently in this newsgroup.  

Specifically, I would like to compress a file on a Vax8650 running BSD4.3 using
the compress command download the file to my 386 pc with Kermit and uncompress
it with the MKS utility uncompress.exe or some similar utility.

However, I have two questions about this procedure.  It was mentioned that MKS
ported the Unix utilities from Unix V vers 3.  I beleive that the compress/
uncompress utilities are compatible between V.3 and BSD4.3 but I'm not quite
sure.  

Secondly, would I need to compress the file on the Vax using the command
compress -b12 filename  as suggested in the COMPRESS(1)? for "smaller machines"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
like the 286pc?

Thanks in advance,

Please send mail to wtl@ulysses.att.com
Sorry, not .sig file today.

Re: MKS utilities

#1575

Author: Larry A. Shurr
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 1990 17:36

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In article <13399@ulysses.att.com> wtl@ulysses.att.com (Bill Langin[ftd]) writes:
}However, I have two questions about this procedure.  It was mentioned that MKS
}ported the Unix utilities from Unix V vers 3.  I beleive that the compress/
}uncompress utilities are compatible between V.3 and BSD4.3 but I'm not quite
}sure.  

Compress is not part of Sys V, pack/unpack/pcat is the corresponding (but
not compatible) Sys V utility.  Many Sys V systems have compress thanks to 
the availability of PD sources.  If I remember correctly, MKS includes both 
compress and pack, now.

}Secondly, would I need to compress the file on the Vax using the command
}compress -b12 filename  as suggested in the COMPRESS(1)? for "smaller machines"
}^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
}like the 286pc?

MKS compress can handle compress -b14 (in V2.3d, anyway, which is what I
currently have).  16-bit compress has been ported to the PC and distributed 
on the net.

regards, Larry
-- 
Larry A. Shurr (cbnmva!las@att.ATT.COM or att!cbnmva!las)
The end of the world has been delayed due to a shortage of trumpet players.
(The above reflects my opinions, not those of AGS or AT&T, but you knew that.)

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