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From: GUBBINS@TOPS20.RADC.AF.MIL (Gern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Re: PD LIB
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Date: 25 Jul 89 19:22:19 GMT
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Personally, I think the name ZIP is dumb, ARC is the extension for the purpose.
I think what SEA pulled is total slime and I will support any ban against them,
their ways, their kind, etc.  including support for a new, better, free-er,
standard.

However, realistically:  I refuse to use a program that has a version number
less than 1.0  (PKZIP is 0.9x or something).    I will support what ever
the policy of PD software on SIMTEL20 is and the INFO-HZ100 PD LIB directory
there and the disk set distribution will convert accordingly.

At this time, I use and support only PKARC.   SIMTEL20 is waiting for
a TOPS20 version of PKZIP (or whatever) and I guess will completely convert
over to it as soon as available.   I assume a UNIX version will also be
available.  At that time, I assume the INFO-HZ100 PD LIB there will be auto-
matically converted if I make no attempts to stop it.   I hope that by this
time PKZIP will be in version 1.x, I will find the time to redo/clean/enhance
the PD LIB and ZIP it all, then put the enhanced PD LIB on SIMTEL20.

The only reason Greg Elder's Z-100 GIF program is available on PITA in
ZIP format is because that is the way he submitted it.

Cheers,
Gern
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