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#de-compressing

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#47499From: miJul 6, 1995 4:43 AM
Hi Everyone! I`ve got a problem with downloading and de-compressing! I wanted to use a GUI, and so was recommended to the `Autopilot ` prog- over in Amigavendoor. I down loaded it only to find that it had been compressed [D sed using the LHA program. I then downloaded the LHA prog- from librarie 14 over in Amiga fouser in the hope that it would de-compress it for me. Trouble is i don`t know how to use thghe LHA program, or how to even get it up and running!!! I now have both programs on seperate flkofloppys, and i`m extremely frustrated. newI don`t know any CLI or SHELL commands, as i`m a very new user on Amigas and i`m using an Amiga 600 with a 4 Meg Ext. Dual floppuy. 14,400 fax modeedem. I desperatly need to use a more colourfull and resourcefull program than Ncomm 3.0 please help me!!!!!!!! kind regards, Mick I.
#47502From: ZLOKLIKOVITS ErnstJul 6, 1995 9:19 AM
Hi mi, > LHA copy lha130.exe ram: CD RAM: lha130.exe and it will selfexpand copy LHA c: LHA ? for the helpscreen of that prog. Servus, Ernst >=====on AutoPilot_1.80 [what else?] for AMIGA—–> from Europe/Austria/Vienna
#47508From: Betty Clay/SYSOPJul 6, 1995 2:53 PM
First to solve your problem: Copy both AP.LHA and LHA138.RUN to ram: Then, type: CD RAM: LHA138.RUN (This will unpack LHA138.RUN, giving you the LHA file and some docs.) COPY LHA C: (puts LHA in your commands directory for permanent and easy use.) LHA X AP.LHA (unpacks AutoPilot into the RAM: disk.) Next, open the RAM: disk window by clicking on the RAM: icon. Inside the window, you will find an icon called INSTALLER. Double click on that and let AutoPilot install itself on your hard drive. The installer program does all the work. Just tell it you are a novice user, and it will do everything automatically. (You do have to open a shell to type the above commands, but they are pretty easy when you can just copy them. <g>) And after that is solved, we need to take care of one more thing. Apparently, when you joined this forum you made a mistake in typing your name. To correct it, stop at the Forum! prompt, type OPTIONS, select the one for NAME, and then type both your first and last names. When you leave OPTIONS, make the change Permanent, and it will be done. Thanks. (If this gives you problems, tell me how your name is spelled and I can change it for you.) —Betty
#47514From: Asha DeVelderJul 6, 1995 9:03 PM
Mi, <I then downloaded the LHA prog- from librarie 14 over in Amiga fouser in the hope that it would de-compress it for me. Trouble is i don`t know how to use thghe LHA program, or how to even get it up and running!!!> Copy the Lha138.run to ram. CD to ram: from the cli, type lha138.run. The file should self-extract. Now, copy LHA to your c: directory. Now, whenever you want to use LHA, all you have to do is type LHA on a cli line and it will display all the commands and options that LHA supports. From there you should be able to unpack AutoPilot. Unfortuately, I'm not sure you can set up AutoPilot to run well from floppies; a hard drive is really reccomended. BTW, one of the few rules in the Amiga forums is that we use our full names. Please stop at a prompt and type OPT. From there you will see how to change the way CIS displays your name. Please enter your full one. Thanks!! Skimming through the Redwoods on AutoPilot Asha