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From: Sullivan@cup.portal.com (sullivan - segall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Archivers
Message-ID: <23155@cup.portal.com>
Date: 17 Oct 89 01:25:55 GMT
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>Terminal Entry <aliu@ohe-sun2.usc.edu> writes:
>
>>PS: Why don't people use entire-disk archivers when archiving a program
>>    that's a full disk, instead of making our life harder with zoo?  -> ;)
>
>ZOO has the capability to archive an entire disk, retaining the complete 
>directory structure within the archive.  The archive should then be 
>expanded with the X// switch to create the original structure.

Whole disk archivers obviously must save the original directory structure
as well.  

>
>Doesn't anyone read the docs anymore?   But my kid tells me, "If it's a 
>GOOD video game ya don't need the instructions, Dad!"   8-)
> 

total non-sequitur.  

My gripes about whole disk archivers are somewhat more pragmatic.  I hate
archives that I can't pull individual files out of.  I also hate archives
that I can't dump to harddisk.  I would personally prefer that all archives
that didn't have to be put in WARP form, weren't.  
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