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This program is distributed on shareware basis.
See 'license.txt' file for more details.
Tar is a tool to save files to archive media and restore them back
again. Despite of its name, the program handles many media types,
be it a floppy disk or regular file.
The program was initially written for UNIX operating system, but
since many other OS support its format, tar became a useful tool
for information exchange between different platforms.
There was number of tar implementations. What are the reasons to
field another one?
Distinguishable features of the given program are:
- it process in a uniform way under both MS-DOS and UNIX clones;
- it does read/write UNIX-compatible floppies and quarter-inch
streamer cartriges under DOS;
- it supports unusual floppy formats: 80-tracks-by-9-sectors and
DEC Rainbow (under DOS);
- it supplies data compression option under both DOS and UNIX;
- it allows to read System V and/or GNU multivolume archives
under DOS and all UNIX clones;
- it includes option to restore damaged archives and plenty of
other useful options.
You can read detailed description in 'tar.txt' file.
Possible improvements in future versions are briefly
mentioned in 'to.do' file.
Copyright issues
I) Source codes performing 'deflate' compression are derived
from Info-Zip 'zip' 2.01 distribution copyrighted by Mark
Adler, Richard B. Wales, Jean-loup Gailly, Kai Uwe Rommel,
Igor Mandrichenko and John Bush.
Info-ZIP's software (Zip, UnZip and related utilities) is free and
can be obtained as source code or executables from various
anonymous-ftp sites, including ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/*.
Accordingly to Info-Zip copyright license terms you can also get
original Zip sources directly from myself for the cost of
overhead expenses only.
II) since LZW algorithm used by compress program is protected by
US patent, there are two versions of the program with certain
restrictions associated with them.
Call the program without parameters to obtain info screen.
First line contains version information - something like
'Tape ARchive utility v3.16' with subsequent plus or minus sign.
If this sign is
minus (-), then
this version has unlimited distribution but provides less
functionality: it supports LZW extraction only, not
compression. Namely, both 'z' and ',' (comma) options will
work for extraction only (they will work with 't' or 'x'
options).
plus (+), then
this version includes full LZW support, i.e. it allows to
create compressed archives, but it may not be sold in US.
As a rule that means that you are not allowed to use it in
US - see license agreement for more details.
Full version is available via anonymous ftp from home site
ftp.kiae.su (144.206.136.10) directory msdos/arcers
files tar316sr.zip (sources) & tar316ex.zip (exe)