Re: OFF: ZIP vs GZ was:Re: [f-cpu] F-CPU vs ALPHA

[Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca>]

Andreas Romeyke wrote:
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> Hello,
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> On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Michael Riepe wrote:
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> > They're more portable than .tar.gz -- not *everybody* uses Linux/Unix.
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> I disagree. Gunzip + Tar are available for all possible platforms (unices,
> amiga, atari, c64, winxx-PC, beos, Mac, etc.) Windows-User can use winzip
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Yes but I want the old archive programs too - zip/unzip lha arc
so when I show the great grand kids what kind of computers I ran
as a kid I can load a dusty old cd-rom labeled CP/M 2003 and
unarchive the programs found there.
Ben.
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