[Coco] [color computer] IZArc... coool !!

[Bob Devries]

james, the ar format from linux is completely different from the coco one. 
There is a DOS version of AR that will unpack the coco .ar files.
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Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] [color computer] IZArc... coool !!


> IZAR will recognize an .ar file from Unix/Linux/Windoze but not from Coco
> or OS9.
>
> james
>
> On 14 Jan 2006 at 13:43, George Ramsower wrote:
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>> From: "Robert Gault"
>>
>>
>> > ar -u dir.cmds *.*
>> > That won't (I think) get any subdirectories.
>> > LHA has similar syntax but includes the option; r - recursively collect
>> > files.
>> >
>>
>>  Well, I found out that IZArc won't recognize an .ar file. HUH?
>>
>>  Anyway. In the mean time,  I tried LZH to do this. But it kept locking 
>> up
>> the computer(my connection).
>>  I discovered that LZH works fine from the console on the coco, but not
>> through a /Tx port using HyperTerminal on this XP box.
>>  No wonder I was getting confused.
>>
>>   Once LZH is done, I'll transfer this file to this XP box and try IZArc
>> again.
>>
>> George
>>
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