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From: gyrflcn@madnix.UUCP (Jason Gorst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: archiving program problems
Message-ID: <1695@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jan 91 00:40:01 GMT
References: <91011.222618XWUU@PURCCVM.BITNET>
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From article <91011.222618XWUU@PURCCVM.BITNET>, by XWUU@PURCCVM.BITNET:
> I am having problems un-archiving some downloaded programs with:
>  1. LYNX V9, and
>  2. Zip-Unzip
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> The lynx V9 program boots up, gives me a pretty screen and menu, allows me
> to choose the menu item, shows me a list of files that I may un-lynx, then
> recycles back to the main menu without performing ANy of the chosen operations.
> 
> It just sits there.  It does not matter what operation I choose - lynx,
> un-lynx, disk operations, etc.  It just doesn't do anything.  I have not found
> any other LYNX flavor or variety at the FTP sites.

There are a number of versions of LYNX.  The ones I've seen most recently used
are Lynx v17.0 and occasionally Ultimate Lynx ][.  If Lynx 9 won't do it, try
v17 or one of the versions of Ultimate Lynx.

> The zip-unzip program seems to do its job; it separates out the files alright,
> but it seems to write a PROGRAM to the disk's DIRECTORY!  The files won't
> run once they have been unzipped.

On a C64, the ZIP program is used to transfer an entire disk.  It encodes the
disk byte by byte, and then in the unzip, writes to the disk byte by byte.  You
must use a fresh disk as the source for the unzip, as writing to the disk with
the 1!* through 4!* files will rewrite the source code.  I recommend using two
drives to unzip if possible, and using the Zip v2.0 that can both zip and unzip,
as it has fewer problems.

Hope some of this helps.  It may be a bit out of date, as it's been about a year
since I did a lot of program trading.

-- 
Jason Gorst   -my name   (|)"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what
Gyrfalcon     -my handle (|) can't be done, and why.  Then do it."
gyrflcn@madnix-my address(|)        --Lazarus Long, _Time Enough for Love_