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#.ZOO files

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#23020From: John BowenOct 7, 1989 7:01 PM
Though I've had my Amiga for a while, I haven't needed to get a file from here with the .ZOO extension, until today. Well, I'm a little embarrassed to admit, but I don't know how to use these (ARCing is all I've done so far). So, what do I do? Thanks in advance, John B.
#23024From: Steve PietrowiczOct 7, 1989 8:40 PM
John, ZOO is very similar to ARC. You can get a copy of it from lib 4 of AmigaTech. Then all you have to do is type: ZOO x// filename.zoo. The docs for ZOO are also in AmigaTech. If you'd prefer, you can look at the tutorial of ARC, ZOO, LHARC, and WARP….it's a program ARCHelp (ARCHLP.EXE in library 1 of AmigaTech). Steve
#23026From: Steven BennettOct 7, 1989 9:05 PM
ZOO is very similar to ARC. It is located in LIB 4 of the AmigaTech forum. The command to unZOO a file is "ZOO x// <filename>.ZOO". There are also other archival formats in use currently (WRP and LZH). You might want to look at ARCHLP.EXE, currently in LIB 1 of AmigaTech. It contains a good description of the various archival programs and how to use them. –>Steve Bennett
#23046From: Steve PietrowiczOct 8, 1989 1:48 AM
oooo….that's spooky…..Our messages were almost exactly the same! Have you been lookin' over my shoulder? 🙂 Steve
#23029From: Betty Clay/SYSOPOct 7, 1989 10:29 PM
John, You need ZOO201.ARC from AmigaTech Lib4 (if you don't already have it). Put ZOO in your c: directory, and then use it just like ARC – except that when you type ZOO x// filename – be SURE to put those diagonals aster the x. Without those diagonals, ZOO doesn't keep the directories straight for you. Look in AmigaTech, Lib1, for ARCHLP.EXE if you would like a tutorial on ALL of the archiving methods used here. It is new, an interactive tutorial that should be VERY helpful to you. Betty