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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: .ARC files on BBS-what are they and how do you use them?
Message-ID: <637@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-Apr-86 21:59:51 EST
Article-I.D.: nicmad.637
Posted: Thu Apr 17 21:59:51 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 20-Apr-86 05:39:40 EST
References: <330@ptsfd.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI
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In article <330@ptsfd.UUCP> jdf@ptsfd.UUCP (Jack Fine) writes:
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>I have just recently tried to log into some local BBS's to download some 
>software to help me on projects I am working on.  In the process I have run
>accross some .ARC files and they are, it would seem, at times the files I 
>need.  Yet I don't know how to make them usable.  I assumed they needed some
>sort of unpacking program but haven't been able to find one that works.  I am
>running pc-dos, if that information helps.  So whats the secret??

You are close to what they are.  ARC files are library files with packing
also involved.  The place you got the files from, should have also had the
ARC program and documentation.  If not, I recently posted it to net.sources,
so you can get it there.  If you can't get the program from your computer
(which you are reading this news on) to your PC, then you can give our BBS
a call and download the ARC files.  Call (608) 273-5037; 6pm to 8am CST, M-F
or all day on weekends.  List the directory UPLOAD.  You will find them listed
there.

>Dying to find out..

Was it worth dying to find out? :-)
>Jack Fine


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