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From: moster@iris.ucdavis.edu (Richard Moster)
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Subject: Re: arp.library
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Date: 21 Nov 89 04:24:03 GMT
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In article <2390@cbnewsj.ATT.COM> lk@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (lisa.a.krauth,lz,) writes:
>In article <3213@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> conca@handel.cs.colostate.edu (michael vincen conca) writes:
>>I just got VLT 4.226 and the readme file says it needs arp.library. Could
>>someone point the way to this file.  Thanks...
>
>I also came across this in another README file.  Please post the explanation
>or include me in the response mail.  Thanks in advance ...
>
>Lisa Krauth

	ARP is the AmigaDos Replacement Project.  It consists of
replacement files for most of the common AmigaDos commands (copy,
list, delete, etc.) along with a library file, namely arp.library.  I
got my copy off of a local Amiga bulletin board.

	The advantage of ARP is, as far as I can tell, three-fold:
(1) The replacement commands are smaller and therefore leave more free
room on your disk (I assume this was accomplished in part by utilizing a
library of common routines, viz. arp.library); (2) the commands are
slightly easier to use, such as being able to use "*" as a wildcard
(plus a few other goodies--there should be docs accompanying the other
files); and (3) a number of other programs (like VLT 4.226,
apparently) require that you have the arp.library present.  There may
be other advantages to ARP, but these are the three that I am aware
of.


Richard Moster