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From: GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA (Gern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Re: Many questions
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Date: 29 Feb 88 20:16:05 GMT
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If you "can't FTP outside" then you can't get any of the programs
on outside hosts.  Consult your System Wizard.

I have no idea what shar/unshar is.

ARCs are ARChives of (hopefully) related files/programs that are
contained in a single data compressed structured file.   Text 
file archives are usually 48% to 53% smaller.   You use the PD
ARC (ARC500 is latest) program(s) to add/eXtract.  ARC is VERY Slow.
PKARC (to Add/List/etc) and PKXARC (to eXtract) are shareware programs
that are VERY FAST to perform the same functions.

Once you sucessfully FTP a program to your host, you then use the host's
KERMIT and your Z-100 KERMIT to download.  This is assuming someone has
been nice enough to install KERMIT on your Host.  Other means are 
site specific.

Good Luck and Keep Trying...
Gern
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