30 Aug
1998
30 Aug
'98
5:38 p.m.
If you run any sort of Windows, it's worth getting the (sharware)
program WinZip. It handles almost any type of compression/archiving
transparently, including all Unix-style stuff.
I guess I am so used to it, that I don't notice the difference between
downloading a .ZIP file or a .TAR.Z file. WinZip gets me into both
of them almost identically.
If you're in DOS, there are command-line programs that will unzip,
ungzip, untar, uudecode, etc. It's worth having those around, too.
Dave
Megan wrote:
Also, is there a DOC file?
The documentation for the emulator comes in the source package...
Finally, he did attempt to figure out what was
involved in getting the
sources. But, due to his lack of understanding of how the files are
packaged, he gave up. Plus, if the MS-DOS version is equally
lacking in VT100 support, he does not see much point in spending
the time to set up that version.
The files are in a tar archive (.tar) which is then compressed (.Z)
This is similar to what happens with .zip files (archived and
compressed in one step).
On one hand, your friend could learn how to use a unix machine to
get the files and unpack them, and on the other hand, maybe someone
should take all the files which comprise the current kit and create
an equivalent .zip file and put it on gatekeeper...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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