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From: wainscot@math.berkeley.edu (Brian Wainscott)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: questions about ZIP
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Date: 12 Feb 91 19:52:47 GMT
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I have a simple (??) question or two regarding ZIP files.  The documentation
that comes with PKZIP indicates that a ZIP file can, in theory, span multiple
disk media.  Anybody know if this has actually been implemented anywhere?
I have a 4Meg text file that compresses to about 1.3Meg -- too big for one
1.2 floppy disk!

Other question:  does anyone know of a PD C source for a PKZIP compatible
program?  If it only supports one compression method, thats fine.  I want to
be able to compress files on my PC, send them to school (UNIX system) or
my dad (other wierd operating system), and decompress them there, and
vice-versa.  I found C source for a decompresser, but what about a compressor?

Thanks for the help!

 Brian Wainscott     \=========================================================
 Graduate Student      \ "I want to get so close to Him, that its no big change
 U.C. Berkeley           \ on the day that Jesus calls my name." - Wayne Watson
 wainscot@math.berkeley.edu\===================================================