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From: umturne4@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Daryl Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: LZ 2.00
Message-ID: <1991Mar10.091654.29680@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 10 Mar 91 09:16:54 GMT
References: <10226.27d7ba10@zeus.unomaha.edu>
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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In article <10226.27d7ba10@zeus.unomaha.edu> kkrueger@zeus.unomaha.edu writes:
>
>    About a week ago I downloaded LZ 1.01 from a local BBS, and found out that
>it was crippleware in that the program won't process files larger than 60K.
>Just today I downloaded LZ 2.00 from NASA and saw nothing stating that it was
>crippled.  In fact, it said that it was in the public domain.  The documen-
>tation also did not even mention the existence of an LZ 1.01.  When I tried to
>use it on a file larger than 60K, however, I got this message:
>
>This version of LZ will process files larger or smaller than 60000 bytes
>
>This, to me, says it is not crippled, but the program refuses to function.  I
>also find it strange that if this program is crippled, it does not explicitly
>say so, and it does not give the author's address or ask for money.  LZ 1.01
>did.  So, my question is: What's going on here?  Thanks in advance.
>

LZ 2.0 doesn't officially exist, at least as far as the author, Jonathon
Forbes is concerned.  LZ is still very much a shareware product, with
the unregistered version only being capable of handling 60K files or
smaller.  LZ 2.0 is very much similar to VirusX6.0, someone has gone
in, made a few changes and claimed the product as theirs.

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Daryl Turner
Internet: umturne4@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Urrrrrggghhhh!,    What a RRRRRUSH! -Road Warrior Hawk, The Legion of Doom