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Message no. 1
From: Jason Ustica <usticaj@**.ERAU.EDU>
Subject: [non SR topic!] (De)Compression (was Re: YoYo board)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 12:47:35 -0700
On Tue, 7 Mar 1995, P Ward wrote:

> > Have to use unzip in a unix system I think.
>
> > Edge
>
> Or maybe uncompress on the same.
> Unzip files are suffixed .GZ aren't they?

No, I believe there's a difference. .Z is a tar zip (thats a unix
process). To decompress a .Z file on a Unix system type:
compress -d (filename)

.GZ is in a format called GZIP. It's similar to pkzip, but you need
different software. I don't have the software, but I know it's out there.
Try some of the more popular game FTP sites.

I may be wrong here so any of you hard-core computer gurus feel free to
correct me.

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Message no. 2
From: Damion Milliken <adm82@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: [non SR topic!] (De)Compression (was Re: YoYo board)
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 13:17:27 +1000
Jason Ustica writes:

> No, I believe there's a difference. .Z is a tar zip (thats a unix
> process). To decompress a .Z file on a Unix system type:
> compress -d (filename)
>
> .GZ is in a format called GZIP. It's similar to pkzip, but you need
> different software. I don't have the software, but I know it's out there.
> Try some of the more popular game FTP sites.
>
> I may be wrong here so any of you hard-core computer gurus feel free to
> correct me.

Unix _compress_ gives a .Z file. Gzip gives a .gz file, pkzip (& others I
believe) give a .zip file. To uncompress a .Z file you use "uncompress
<file>". I also think gzip can uncompress .Z files (it's multi useful), in
which case you use "gunzip <file>". Note that these commands are for our
Unix Sun OS, so they may vary if you run a different Unix variant or a
different version of the compress/gzip software. I whoever posted the
original request doesn't have acces to a unix based machine to uncompress
the .Z files, you can mail me with what files you want and I'll try to do it
and forward them as ascii.

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Message no. 3
From: Sean Sheridan <spsherid@********.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Re: [non SR topic!] (De)Compression (was Re: YoYo board)
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 14:52:08 -0600
Hey, all you guys who answered my question, thanks alot.
Between what you sent me I garnered that the files are compressesd and I
need a gunzip program. I think I can get one around here somewhere. But if
I can't I'll be taking one of you up on your offers of help. Thanks agin.
Sean

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