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Article #28Re: Compression Utility - zip2flop.zip (0/1)
From: Peter Robinson
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 00:00
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On Wed, 13 Nov 1996 19:30:49 GMT, zentara@ix.netcom.com (zentara) wrote: >On Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:42:52 GMT, darrendr@powerup.com.au (Darren >Drysdale) wrote: > >>Hi All, >> >>I have a problem that I hope you may be able to help me with. I often >>have a need to create graphic files that are several MB in size. I >>then need to give these files to various people on various computers. >> >>The size of the files means that they will not fit onto a 1.4MB disk >>(even when compressed). I could use the standard MS Windows, Windows >>95 or DOS Backup to transport these files, but not every person I give >>the files to will have MS Backup (or the correct version) on their >>machine. >> >>What I am after is a Compression program (or backup program) which >>will take a file of several MB and place it on several disks. It >>needs to have some sort of standalone executable file which will then >>decompress and join the files at the other end. It needs to be >>standalone for ease of use at other end. >> >>The program will preferably be in DOS or Windows 3.1 format (i use >>Windows 95, but many of my clients/suppliers don't)) >> >>If anyone knows of such a program, could you please e-mail me with the >>details ASAP - my wife won't let me spend enough time on the net to >>monitor newsgroups. :-( >> >>If possible I would like the program to be on the net so I can >>download it immediately. I need a solution urgently. >> >>Thanks in advance >>Darren >>darrendr@powerup.com.au >> >> >>-------------------- >>Darren Drysdale >>Brisbane, Australia. > Try Winzip95 you can get it from their homepage at http://www.winzip.com/ you can zip them up and also span them accross multiple 1.4 Mb Disks
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