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Article #4688Re: What is a zoo file?
From: KAVANAGH Peter Paul Damien
Date: Sat, 26 May 1990 13:49
Date: Sat, 26 May 1990 13:49
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In article <3347@zeta.oakhill.UUCP> rand@oakhill.UUCP (Rand Gray) writes: >I noticed a few days ago a reference to a schematic for an IR >decoder or some such which was available in a uuencoded zoo file. >Can someone describe what is a zoo file? And, of course, what Well, a zoo file is a 'packed' data file. You need a program to unpack this file, which runs on PC compatibles. As the original posting stated, you first need to run the file through uudecode, a Unix program to convert an ASCII file back to its original binary version. After transferring the file ( using KERMIT or other file transfer ) to a PC, running the ZOO program produces a .DOC file ( containing the instructions ) and a .GIF file ( containing the schematic. However, when I tried this, the ZOO program threw up some error messages! All that I could figure was that the original posting must have had some errors when we received it. Could it be re-posted, please? ( Or email to me at the address below. ). Hope this answers your question.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!eru!luth!sunic!mcsun!ukc!uos-ee!ee88ppk From: ee88ppk@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK (KAVANAGH Peter Paul Damien) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: What is a zoo file? Summary: Zoo files and problems. Keywords: Zoo, IR decoders. Message-ID: <1990May26.134949.8760@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK> Date: 26 May 90 13:49:49 GMT References: <3347@zeta.oakhill.UUCP> Distribution: sci.electronics Organization: University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK. GU2 5XH Lines: 21