#DOWNLOADING, UNARCING
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I am new to Compuservr and would like some information on downloading.
What is unarcing, how do I use it, how do I run the programs I've downloaded? I
will gladley accept any information anyone could give me. My knowledge of
computers goes as far as spreadsheets, data base, and word processing. This
phone stuff is extremely new ot me. HELP!!!!
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Tom,
There is a file in lib 1 called ARCHLP.EXE. Download this file along with
ARC.EXE, ZOO201.ARC, and LHARC.ZOO. If you run ARCHLP.EXE (open a cli or
shell, and type it's name), it will guide you through the process, explaining
how to use the various programs.
Brian J. Bartlett
Hi, Tom! There's a little program called ARCHelp that can probably help you
out. (It's in library 1, under the name ARCHLP.EXE). All you have to do is
download the program, and run it by typing: ARHLP.EXE (or whatever you
named it when you downloaded the program). It's a tutorial on how to use ARC,
LHARC, ZOO, and WARP.
If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask!
Steve
Tom,
First of all – what terminal program are you using, how many drives do you
have, and how much memory? This will help us to tell you how to download the
files.
The files in our libraries are either ARCed, ZOOed, or LZHed. All of these are
methods of compressing the data in the files, and of collecting all the files
needed for a particular program into one single download. It is tremendously
helpful, because you have a shorter download and because you are sure to get
everything that belongs with the program all in one file.
In Lib1 of AmigaTech, there is a new help program called ARCHLP.EXE. It is an
interactive tutorial on the use of all of these unarcing programs, and you can
download it as is and run it. Do remember that it must be downloaded as a
binary file!
If you need more help, please ask. We all like to help when we can, perhaps as
a small repayment for all the help WE got when we were beginners.
Betty