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From: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Transformer Questions
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Date: 1 Mar 88 08:20:38 GMT
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schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) writes:
>In article <3478@cup.portal.com> TSI@cup.portal.com writes:
>
>>5: Will PKARC work?
>>
>    What is PKARC ?!?
>


Yo Dan! Looky here:


PKAX    FAST!    Archive Extract Utility    Version 1.0    12-08-87
Copyright (c) 1987, PKWARE Inc.  All rights reserved.  PKAX -h for help.

Extracts files from an archive to their original name, size, time, & date.

Usage: PKAX [options] archive [file...]
Options are:
   -r = replace existing files     -v = verbose listing of archive(s)
   -c = extract file(s) to screen  -p = extract file(s) to printer
   -t = test archive integrity     -l = display software license
-e,-x = extract file(s)

archive Archive file name, wildcards *,? ok.  Default extension is .ARC
file    Names of files to extract.  Wildcards *,? ok.  Default is ALL files.

If you find PKAX fast, easy, and convenient to use, a registration of $25
would be appreciated.  With each registration of $50 or more you will be
registered to receive a diskette with the next version of PKAX & PKARC
when available.  PLEASE state the current version of the software which
you have.  Send contributions to:       PKWARE, Inc.
                                        7032 Ardara Avenue
                                        Glendale, WI 53209
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The IBM boys have had PKARC for a while. It has an additional 'squashing'
compression algorithm we Amigoids don't have in AmigArc0.23.  But we
do have PKAX from PKWARE to de-ARC both ARC'd files built on the Amiga
with AmigARC and ARC files built on a PeeCee with PKARC.

Are you confused yet? :-)

Now...back to the Transformer... I've tried and pretty much given up
trying to use ARC when running MS Dos under Transformer. It works okay
for smallish files but barfs on bigger ones.  A better solution would
be to get something like Central Coast's Dos2Dos and move the PeeCee
files over to an Amiga Disk or RAMdisk and then AmigARC them there.
I've done this plenty of times with complete success.

Meanwhile, the plot thickens.  While we wait for PKWARE to release
PKARC for the Amiga, Mark Riley is bashing away on PAK 1.1 trying to
get it to compress files down smaller than ARC does.  He says he's got
it doing exactly that on most types of files except IFF pictures.
When he's happy with what he can make it do, he'll release it. PAK
is shareware too.  

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