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From: swan@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US (Joel Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Archivers
Summary: There is MASH
Keywords: unix compress mash
Message-ID: <2030@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US>
Date: 7 Nov 89 08:36:45 GMT
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Reply-To: swan@jolnet.UUCP (Joel Swan)
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In article <37713@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> jac@muslix.UUCP (James Crotinger) writes:
:
:  The .Z files are compressed with the UNIX compress command, and can
:be uncompressed with the same (or with uncompress). Unfortunately I'm
:not aware of a P.D.  version of compress for the Amiga that can handle
:16 bit compression, which is the default if the file was compressed on
:a UNIX system. I have a version that does this, but it came with
:A-Talk III and is probably not PD.
:
:  Jim

(pulling from the memory bin)

There is an Amiga program called MASH by Justin V. McCormic (sp?) that is
similar to the Unix compress.  It also renames files with a .Z sufix.
Look for it at your local Amiga BBS or I could maybe mail it to you.
(should I post it?) Oh, also forgot to say that is de-compresses as well.

Joel