On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Anthony Clifton - Retrocomputing.com wrote:
>
> > In addition, I'm going to place the files on the regional hub so that
> > they can be retrieved via UUCP...to make it easier to get them
> > directly onto vintage machines without having to use conversion
> > software.
>
> Very cool.
>
> > To do this, however, I may need to use another common archive format.
> > My concern is that alot of vintage machines may not be able to handle
> > zip files. Suggestions for a format?
>
> I think a version of UNZIP was written for just about every old computer
> at some point or another (I know an Apple ][ version was eventually
> written in the late 80s).
I think you may be right, Sellam, but IIRC the version for CP/M is only
capable of handling v1.10 compression and not the more current v2.04.
- don
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