Re: (no subject)

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. writes ...
> 
> ....
> Yes, AFAIK, both.  I've seen (but never used) an Apple // program
> called GZ2PK (which converts .gz -> .zip), and there's at least 2
> un-.ZIPping programs for the //e.  One of which is called Angel, and
> the other one's obvoius, like ZIP or UNZIP or something like that.
> GZIP, GUNZIP, and Winzip (PC programs, the first 2 are also available
> for Unix, I guess) all decompress .gz files.
> ....

     Interesting info ... . It would be nice to know why disk image 
(.DSK) files are not compressed using standard PKZip. PMPUnZip seems to 
handle .ZIP files well on the GS. Reducing the number of popular A2 stuff 
packer formats to two (ShrinkIt and PKZip) would be helpful to users.

     For .gz files, WinZip certainly gets the job done quickly and easily 
on the PC. The resulting .DSK files can, then, be accessed via an 
emmulator or transferred to the GS and converted back to diskette form.  


Rubywand