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From: jba@gorm.ruc.dk (Jan B.Andersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: PROPOSAL - Archive Standard
Message-ID: <1991Mar21.122414.9728@gorm.ruc.dk>
Date: 21 Mar 91 12:24:14 GMT
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d88-jwa@byse.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) writes:

>Maybe, just maybe, I'll throw something together that
>a) supports files & folders
>b) runs on unix _and_ mac
>c) is compatible with compress(1)

I don't know if they are 32-bit clean or if they'll work with A/UX, but
MacTar and MacCompress is already available. I also happens to like the
(original) Unix philosophy of creating small, independent filters, and
with the Multifinder-only System 7.0, I see no need to combine BinHex,
Tar and Compress into one ugly application.

>Happy hacking,

>						h+@nada.kth.se
>						Jon W{tte

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Jan B. Andersen (jba@dat.ruc.dk)

Hurra for Broendby!!!!