Re: Help .Zip files

[brian.hammack@rook.wa.com (Brian Hammack)]

 Rubywand speculated back at Dan:

>Anyone know of anthing else that can unzip a file other than Angel.o81.
>MUST be done on a IIgs as I think this file has a resource fork.

That would truly be odd.  Can the Apple ZIPpers detect forks?  (Angel
would not, being an 8-bit program.)  Using a PCT and PKZIP 2.04 would
pick up the files but as for having them retain their forkitude...?

 RC|      It is fairly unusual for a downloaded .ZIP file of Apple2
   | stuff to unpack directly to any kind of Apple2-usable file except a
   | ShrinkIt (.SHK) archive, DSK image, or binscii-wrapped file.

Notable exception, being 2qwk!  The file is distributed as a ZIPped SHK,
complete with a .diz so anyone uploading it to a PC-BBS would get the
proper info from it.  Tom has a PCT and typically doesn't use 16-bit
tools (ergo 2qwk! running on an enhanced //e); real reason for ZIPping
the file is for compression's sake -- a ZIP is half the size of a SHK.

 RC|      If you have a .ZIP file which GS un-zip programs cannot
   | handle, it's a good bet that either the file is corrupted or it has
   | been zipped using a newer version of PK-Zip (e.g. for-DOS version
   | 2.x or for-Windows WinZIP)-- that is, it is intended for

Angel handles 2.0x files fine; IIUNZIP only does 1.0x; haven't worked
with PMPUNZIP enough because Angel does the job well enough for me.

Now, if only GSHK had the text viewer that Shrink It 3.x does...!!!

 * 2qwk! 2.03 * KATZ:  Patron saint of file compression.
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