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From: zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Whatza  .Z  file?
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Date: 15 Apr 91 04:43:14 GMT
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In article <1991Apr11.104812.4833@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> rik@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Rik Harris) writes:
>@
>@	Extension	Archiver
>@	.Z		compress
>.
>@Most (all?) of these archivers are available somewhere from this site.
>@Use the ``FILES.Z'' file to locate any archivers you need.
>                 ^^
>Isn't this a tad silly?  How would a new user get compress to
>uncompress the file that tells him/her where the compress program is?

No, it makes sense.  All decent Unix systems have the "compress"
program.  There's no need to shuffle the thing to your Amiga.  Just
uncompress and read it on whatever system you have hooked up to ftp.

BTW, be careful when you say "a tad silly."  I think "a silly Tad"
would be more appropriate in this situation.

           Dan Zerkle  zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu  (916) 754-0240
           Amiga...  Because life is too short for boring computers.