Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!porthos.rutgers.edu!friedman From: friedman@porthos.rutgers.edu (Gadi ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: .tar.Z Message-ID: Date: 26 Jun 89 20:29:37 GMT References: <8906260924.aa01054@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 25 To: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET, rickb@pro-europa.cts.com In article <8906260924.aa01054@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) writes: > > About a month ago I received a file from a UNIX system with the suffix > >of" .tar.Z ". Now I know what it stands for, but I have no access to a real > >UNIX's system. Is there away to undo the tar and compress of these file on > >a Apple computer? Any help would be appreciated. > > > >Rick Bradley > >[ARPA] crash!pnet01!pro-nsfmat!pro-europa!rickb@nosc.mil As far as I know, there is no way to uncompress and untar these files on an Apple II. The unix compress program uses a huge hash table that would be very difficult to implement on an apple. I also don't know if anyone ported tar to the apple, though PD versions do exist. Gadi -- uucp: {ames,att,harvard,ucbvax,iuvax}!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!friedman arpa: FRIEDMAN@ARAMIS.RUTGERS.EDU