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From: garlands@athena.mit.edu (Nathanial G Charles)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: v05i016: sfs002 space flight simulator program extract problem
Summary: I can't extract it.
Keywords: space flight simulator, sfs002.zoo,sfs002
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Date: 20 Oct 89 14:48:39 GMT
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For some reason or another, I can't un-ZOO the space flight simulator program
recently posted on comp.binaries.ibm.pc.  It dies on the executable, which is
the last file in the archive.  Something about "Premature file header EOF"

This problem has occurred before and I've always wondered, "Gee, wouldn't
it be nice if the executable file were loaded first."  Most times, when 
there is a problem with un-ZOOing files, it usually ends up being the last
file in the archive. So I end up with perfect documentation, but no
program to run.  Besides, text files can take a little corruption, but
program files can not.

So, I suggest putting the actual program first, and all of the documentation
and data files last.  That way, if there is some problem with the archive,
you have a good chance of getting the actual program intact.

Just a thought. BTW, is there any other way to get the Space Flight
Simulator, say by anonymous FTP or something?

Nate Charles       Sloan School of Management      
reply to garlands@athena.mit.edu     or charles@sloan.mit.edu