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
Sellam Ismail
Vintage Computer Festival
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