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- From: shad04@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Dan Fandrich)
- Subject: Re: .SFX on 64?
- Message-ID: <C0DD99.5pw@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Summary: try LHA
- Keywords: smeets, cs-dos, arc, sfx, 64
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- Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- References: <1hcfqdINNm2h@mirror.digex.com> <dc.726125363@ais.org> <1993Jan4.204316.26435@cunews.carleton.ca>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 07:10:20 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan4.204316.26435@cunews.carleton.ca> mshep@alfred.carleton.ca (Mark Shepherd) writes:
- >I recently tried downloading the Novaterm 9.4 files recently,
- >converted them over to 64 format on my 1541, and when I load
- >them, I basically get zip. .SFX format files have worked with
- >me before, although with smaller archives. Is this a memory
- >problem? Or is .SFX strictly a 128 cs-dos by-product? Has
- >anyone written code which will unpack .SFX files on the 64?
-
- The Novaterm .SFX archives are stored in LZH format. You can use the LHA
- program (formerly LHARC) to test the archives on whichever host you're
- downloading them to. If they check out OK, then your problem is likely
- in your transfer to the C64. They self extracted fine on my machine.
-
- >>> Dan
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