[Coco] AcBBS

[Bob Devries]

My version of WinRAR reported errors, but the files were *not* corrupted.

It may be that the archive was created by the infamous version of LZH for 
Coco OS-9. I seem to recall a version which could handle that problem, but 
don't have it handy.

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] AcBBS


>
> Nope, my version of WinRar gives CRC errors on the text files. All the 
> program files will decompress
>
> Bill Pierce
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Oct 1, 2013 10:12 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] AcBBS
>
>
>
> The AcBBS archives on RTSI have a problem of giving incorrect header 
> errors on
> text files in the archives. Text files in OS-9 have no headers. I would 
> think
> this is one of those issues of having the right version of LZH/LHA to 
> decompress
> it. The 2 versions I have will not do it.
>
> Bob may be right about WinRar, I'll check it.
>
> Bill Pierce
> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
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> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Oct 1, 2013 9:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] AcBBS
>
>
> Bill,
>
> I have looked at the archive "acbbs_2_4_bin.lzh", and while WinRAR reports
> corrupt files, I can actually view those files without problems. The OS-9
> lha programme refuses to unarc them, but maybe WinRAR will?
>
> Probably worth a try.
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill" <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com>
> To: "Coco Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:48 AM
> Subject: [Coco] AcBBS
>
>
>> I'm sure everyone is getting tired of my asking, but only once more-no
>> more,
>> I promise.
>>
>>
>>
>> If ANYONE has an AcBBS archive, or used to run an AcBBS board, I'd
>> certainly
>> appreciate a copy.
>>
>>
>>
>> The only copy I can find is corrupted, and over half the files in it 
>> won't
>> unarchive.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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