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Article #16248Re: Willing to unzip files under OS2?
From: james shoemaker
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 23:24
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 23:24
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tadams@sbctri.sbc.com (Tom. Adams 529-7860) writes:
> OS2 zip files are unintelligible to the zip programs I've seen under
> DOS and Unix. I've only seen gtak source zipped under os/2, but I believe
> the code works for DOS also. Is there someone out there willing to unzip the
> files under os2 and repackage them in something readable from DOS.
> I'm looking for both gtak100s.zip and gtak210s.zip. I believe I know
> why gtar doesn't see end of tape with the emulex mt02, and I need to
> be recompile gtar to fix it. Please get in touch if you're willing
> to help. Thanks
>
The simple solution is to get a copy of INFOZIP for DOS. I think
it exists. The problem is not with OS/2, but with INFOZIP. It creates a
type of compression only found in the newest PKZIP beta. If the newest
PKZIP is released yet then it may also handle the files.
JWS
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!iadpsa!iowegia!george!james From: james@george.UUCP (james shoemaker) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.periphs.scsi Subject: Re: Willing to unzip files under OS2? Message-ID: <Bwu5wB1w165w@george.UUCP> Date: Sat, 09 Jan 93 17:24:58 CST References: <1993Jan9.034017.5902@sbctri.sbc.com> Organization: Organization for creative time-wasting Lines: 17