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- ReadMe for ZipMod v0.10 (16-04-1995)
-
- by N. Douglas
-
- This collection of files adds the commands 'zip' and 'unzip' to the RISC-OS
- command line. To do this include !InstalZip into your boot sequence. From now
- on 'zip' and 'unzip' will be available.
-
- This is release v0.10: very incomplete. The next release will be in the form
- of a RiscBBS door, allowing (slightly slower) access to a zipped msgbase, by
- decompressing the relevent sections into RAM and then the user can access
- them.
-
- Note that by you downloading this and not paying a penny for it means that I
- am officially unattached to this program. Do what you will with it, but don't
- come crying if it f**ks your harddisc. I'll be sympathetic, but blameless.
- You can plagerise it too if you want: feel free to. Any bug reports: if
- they're zip-related, mail them. Me: unlikely, but do anyway.
-
- As far as I know, there is no copyright preventing me doing this (ie;
- splitting up the original archive). If there is, let me know. The original
- ReadMe file is included for reference.
-
- zip & unzip are still (Apr 1995) in beta-testing ie; they _do_ have bugs. You
- may, or may not, find them. I've found a few, but the advantages outweigh
- them: quick, convenient compression, and it compresses *good* too. Basic &
- ARM images are worst; text & graphics best.
-
- The ZipFS module was generated using MFSGen v1.50, originally by Dave Acton.
- I have since modified it extensively, resulting in it's current form. The
- MFSGen program is not included.
-
- Note that this module was designed and tested on RISC-OS 2. As with a lot of
- my programs, it may not partially or wholly work with later OS's. The most
- likely source of problems will be the unallocated FS no., 42. If it clashes
- with anything, !Zap it. If it doesn't work at all with RO3+, it's not my
- fault: I haven't used any 'quirky' code, but RO3.1 is notably buggy in its
- own right, and many of my programs only partially work, bombing out at the
- most unconvenient (& unpredictable) times. It's very odd, and since I don't
- have access to RO3 it's impossible to fix.
-
- This is the second time I've written this: FileCore in use killed the last
- version. Sorry if it's a little short and unfriendly, but I hate doing things
- twice! :-(
-
- Cheers for downloading this ...
- Niall Douglas, sysop Tornado BBS Cork
-
- Addresses: Niall Douglas@fidonet#2:257/501.13, user #1 at Tornado BBS Cork
-
- User #1300 at the DDBank, #2273 at Arcade, #602 at Plasma Sphere
- (note these are not checked often!!}
-
- Internet: Well, the best one is ndouglas@digibank.demon.co.uk. There are
- others (my internet a/c here in Ireland), but they're subject to
- change.
-
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