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From: treesh@vangogh.helios.nd.edu
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Subject: Re: kermit version 2.2, downloading
Keywords: kermit, archiving
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Date: 12 Dec 90 13:36:31 GMT
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As a commodore BBS sysop, I have been working with a lot of file packing
utilty programs.  SDA is by far my favorite.  Although not the eaisest 
file to create, its by far the easiest to unpack!  Just load the file and
run it.  Make sure you have a disk with a lot of free space on it, it will
write to your disk.  Whats cool about this is that you dont need any 
other programs to desolve the file.

SDA also works with most any disk type.  1541,81,71, 4040, IEEE stuff, 
Lt Kernal hard disk, ram disk.  About the only thing it wont work with
is a tape drive!

.LNX - The lynx arcive system works good too, but its drive speciffic, in
that you are stuck with your 1541 in 64 mode.  There are also at least 15
versions of lynx, and a lot of them are not compatable with each other.  This  
causes a lot of problem for me!

.ARC and .ARK - Same as lynx, too many version, and drive speciffic.

1!file name
2!file name
3!file name
4!file name  - The ZIP system.  This is used to pack an entire side of a
disk, secotrs, directory and all.  used a lot by pirates, but handy for
large applications.  Requires the unzip program.
 
ctfm
  

3!file nam