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- From: jhurwitz@access.digex.com (j. hurwitz)
- Subject: Re: Can I un-arc MSDOS files on an ST?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep6.124014.14309@access.digex.com>
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- Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
- References: <1992Sep4.150913.17933@unlinfo.unl.edu>
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 12:40:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep4.150913.17933@unlinfo.unl.edu> ganderso@unlinfo.unl.edu (gary anderson) writes:
- >
- >I want to get some games via FTP for my young nephew who has an
- >IBM machine. My machine is an Atari ST.
- >
- >Can I un-arc these IBM files on my ST, as I would an ST file? Or will
- >I need special software? Or can I even do it at all?
- >
- >(I know the easiest thing would be to get the files and the appropriate
- >unarc program and let him do it, but I know the procedure would
- >confuse him even more than it's confusing me...)
- >
- >Thanks!
- >
- >Gary Anderson
- >ganderso@unlinfo.unl.edu
- >
- >
- >
- >
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- Sure, no problem...works for me, I do it all the time...Some of the LHA's for
- the PC are a bit picky though. In all I've had few problems..
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