[Coco] OS9 Usergroup archive uploaded

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 16 November 2003 00:04, David wrote:
>On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 09:20:36PM -0500, KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 11/14/03 11:20:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>
>> bdevries at gil.com.au writes:
>> > Sorry 'bout that
>> >  but for some strange reason, LHA (v208) on my MM1 just
>> > *wouldn't* do it,
>
>Bob,
>if you mean wouldn't bust it, does your lha have a -c option for
> "bad CoCo OS-9 archive"?  Perhaps this is was one of those files
> compiled with that "bad" lha.
>
>> I wish I had taken better notes on MM/1's LHA workings.  A couple
>> years ago, I moved a LOT of files from my Coco to the MM/1 (using
>> AR, now there's an antique), where I then busted them out and
>> LHA'ed them to take downstairs to my Windows and Linux PCs, both
>> of which have an LHA (works in a DOS window under Windows).
>>
>> Recently both PC's refused to bust an archive I just made. 
>> Definitely it has to do with using the proper options on the MM/1
>> LHA job -- there are switches for "universal" format, and "Coco",
>> and I forget what else.
>>
>> More important, I forgot (damned CRAFT virus) what options are
>> necessary to make the archive bust on the PCs.  Will have to
>> experiment some more -- it is Computer *Science* after all.
>
>I think it may be "-g" for the "generic" format.  I think I have to
> use this option with my OSK 2.08 LHA to create files that Linux can
> handle.
>
>Also, remember that one version of coco's lha made archives that
> were un-bustable with other lha's. I have one version of lha on my
> OSK system that will bust them.
>
>I wonder.. there's a gtar and gzip on rtsi for OSK - don't know
> about coco versions.  Would this be a more universally acceptable
> format nowadays?  There's a "tar", but the gtar is more compatible
> with gnu tar.

Let me chime in here with the note that gtar (gnutar) is only valid 
for versions based on 1.13-19 or higher.  Those on rtsi may be even 
older.  Plain old 1.13 cannot recover its own files due to breakage 
in the on tape indice!

You can find 1.13-25 at ftp.alpha.org.  I've been using it here for 
about 2 years.

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