Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!ucsd!ucbvax!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!an207 From: an207@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David DeSimone) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Questions about c64 archives ? Message-ID: <9012200818.AA28282@cwns16.INS.CWRU.Edu> Date: 20 Dec 90 08:18:32 GMT Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: an207@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Organization: Cleveland Free-Net Lines: 16 In a previous article, CMWOLF@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >Isn't it true that library (.lbr ?) should be done in ASCII mode? Nope, .LBR files are binary, just like every other archived file out there. Unfortunately, .LBR files are not compressed, so there is absolutely no reason to use them. ARC is just as fast, and usually compresses to 50-70% of the original size, so you should always use ARC. -- begin 644 .signature G5&AI