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From: w8sdz@rigel.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen)
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Subject: Re: Why does ARCE require PKZIP?
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Date: 22 Apr 91 19:46:44 GMT
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ssircar@ecs.umass.edu writes:
[asking about ARCE40G.ZIP]
> Why does an un-ARCing utility require an un-ZIPer utility to extract it?

Because that's the way the author Vernon Buerg distributes it.

As soon as a ZIP program is ported to TOPS20, SIMTEL20 will be
converting all its ARC files to ZIPs so you won't need an un-ARC
program.   ARC is now obsolete, having been replaced by ZIP in most
applications.

Keith
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