Re: 8-bit unzip utility

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Jun 25, 5:12 pm, pau...@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
> In article <SMqdnd7KDq4KmeHbnZ2dnUVZ_qGjn...@comcast.com>,
> Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > mdj wrote:
> >  On Jun 21, 5:12 pm, pau...@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
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> >>>Perform this experiment:
>
> >>>1. Rename some binary Apple DOS file to   "UNZIP ZIPFILE.ZIP".  Yes, that's
> >>>a legal Apple DOS filename, which can contain embedded spaces and dots.
>
> >>>2. Now, issue the command "BRUN UNZIP ZIPFILE.ZIP".  Surprise!  It won't give
> >>>you a syntax error, instead it will run your binary file "UNZIP ZIPFILE.ZIP".
>
> >>>3. The next time you want to claim something - test it first!   That's an easy
> >>>way to avoid making erroneous claims.....   ;-)
>
> >> LOL! I think I'm (finally) beginning to grok your sense of humour :-)
> >> Sorry for the delay...
>
> > Paul is a reverse-Turing Test:  He sometimes pretends to be
> > indistinguishable from a computer.  ;-)
>
> I don't quite grasp that!   Perhaps I'll be able to grasp it better when I've
> upgraded my brain from a 6502 to a 65816....  <LOL>

You stack runneth over ? ;-)