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Wongck: /* How do I deal with Archived files (.ZOO, .ARC, .LZH)? (93.06.11) */

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‎How do I deal with Archived files (.ZOO, .ARC, .LZH)? (93.06.11)

Wongck: /* Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st (93.06.11) */

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‎Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st (93.06.11)

Wongck: /* What do the bombs on my screen mean? */

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‎What do the bombs on my screen mean?

Wongck: /* What is MiNT? */

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‎What is MiNT?

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 *comp.sys.atari.st.tech  ! technical programming/hardware topics
 *comp.sources.atari.st   ! uuencoded/shar sources
 ==How do I deal with Archived files (.ZOO, .ARC, .LZH)?  (93.06.11)==

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 * If you have TOS 1.4 or higher, and/or a CLI, you can avoid copying the   archiver by just changing the current directory to where the file is. See   TIPS for a tip on how to do this from the desktop on TOS 1.4 or higher.
 * Read the documentation for the archivers you use, they will almost certainly   answer all your questions. Documentation is usually included in both the   source and binary distributions (such as zoo21bin.zoo).
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 #zoo21bin.zoo
 #*ZOO archive includes documentation. UnArc using zoo21.ttp.
 ==Some info on Magic Shadow Archiver  (93.06.11)==
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 Some of the more popular ones include:
-	gulam	  the 'classic' cli, somewhat UNIX in flavor
+ gulam	  the 'classic' cli, somewhat UNIX in flavor
-	BASH	  GNU Bourne Again Shell
+Check atari.archive under /atari/cli or /atari/mint, or check one of the other FTP sites for files.
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               [unassigned, reserved].......48-63
               User Interrupt Vectors......64-255
 ==What is GDOS, and where can I get it?  (93.05.05)==
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 Disks 2.95 pounds each.
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 ,
 John Langner, WB2OSZ
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 Check the atari.archive server under /atari/languages.  Most other archive sites will have a language directory which you can also check.
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 OS, MultiTOS. Originially MiNT stood for 'MiNT is Not TOS', but it's now
 'MiNT is Now TOS'. :-)
 ==Is there a version of XWindows for the ST?  (93.03.01)==
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 % of the time, if a demo does not run on your American ST, you probably need to be in 50Hz mode to use it. Get a program like 50hzboot.prg from
 atari.archive to allow this.
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 There is a periodic posting of ST Picture Formats, edited by David Baggett.
 The file is on the atari.archive server under /atari/graphics/picfmts.doc.
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 order to change files ending with the suffix .UUE (or .UAB, .UAC, etc.)
 into their original form.
 ==E-Mail file servers==
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 to INFO-A16 are also available on this server.  INFO-A16 is a digest of
 messages from comp.sys.atari.st.
 ==Anonymous FTP servers (93.05.05)==
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 *src.doc.ic.ac.uk
 This site has a mirror of atari.archive.umich.edu in /computing/systems/atari/umich.
 ==Is TeX/LaTeX available on the Atari ST?==

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 ==How do I deal with Archived files (.ZOO, .ARC, .LZH)?  (93.06.11)==
-Files ending with suffixes .ZOO, .ARC, .ZIP and .LZH are archive files.  They
+Files ending with suffixes .ZOO, .ARC, .ZIP and .LZH are archive files.  They are binary files which may contain one or more other files in a compressed format. Archive files usually take up less disk space, and for this reason have become quite popular for transferring large files via modem.
-In order to extract the files from an archive file, one must use an archive
+In order to extract the files from an archive file, one must use an archive program.  Here are the correspondences:
-ZIP     Use UNZIP.TTP or STZIP.PRG
+ ZIP     Use UNZIP.TTP or STZIP.PRG
-ARC	Use ARC.TTP
+ ARC	Use ARC.TTP
-LZH	Use LHARC.TTP
+ LZH	Use LHARC.TTP
-ZOO	Use ZOO.TTP
+ ZOO	Use ZOO.TTP
 A few hints for first-time users:
 ==Some info on Magic Shadow Archiver  (93.06.11)==

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 ==Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st (93.06.11)==
-This newsgroup is devoted to discussion about 16 and 32 bit Atari micros.  At
+This newsgroup is devoted to discussion about 16 and 32 bit Atari micros.  At present that includes the Atari 520ST, 1040ST, Mega ST, STe, STacy, Mega STe, TT, and Falcon. There are also emulators for the Apple Macintosh and IBM PC/XT/AT available.
-Most of the people who read this newsgroup are technically oriented.
+Most of the people who read this newsgroup are technically oriented. The newsgroup serves as a resource for Atari users ... feel free to
 contribute to the discussions.
 Associated newsgroups include:
+*comp.binaries.atari.st	! uuencoded binary programs
-	comp.binaries.atari.st	! uuencoded binary programs
+*comp.sys.atari.st.tech  ! technical programming/hardware topics
-	comp.sys.atari.st.tech  ! technical programming/hardware topics
+*comp.sources.atari.st   ! uuencoded/shar sources
 ==How do I deal with Archived files (.ZOO, .ARC, .LZH)?  (93.06.11)==

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               Invalid memory block address...-40............9
               Invalid drive specified........-46...........15
               No more files..................-49...........18
               Range error....................-64...........33
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 ==What is GDOS, and where can I get it?  (93.05.05)==

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 put a number of terminal windows on a GEM screen. MiNT and lots of stuff to go
 with it can be found at atari.archive.umich.edu:/atari/mint.
 TOSWIN is the new replacement for bgacc: it provides lots of nice features like
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 package (it's not part of the standard MiNT distribution) modelled after TOSWIN
 and XTerm.
 A somewhat interesting note: MiNT is now the kernel of Atari's multitasking
 OS, MultiTOS. Originially MiNT stood for 'MiNT is Not TOS', but it's now
 'MiNT is Now TOS'. :-)
 ==Is there a version of XWindows for the ST?  (93.03.01)==