Category : Tutorials + Patches
Archive : ARCHIVES.ZIP
Filename : ARCHIVES.ME
Output of file : ARCHIVES.ME contained in archive : ARCHIVES.ZIP
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(C) 1989 Raymond Clay
Permision to freely distribute and modify
is granted so long as credit is given
and all of the text through the disclaimer
is retained and unchanged
October 31, 1989
If you want to submit corrections, changes or source code (in plain ASCII),
you can reach me via:
CIS : 74730,1344
GEnie : R.CLAY1
AppleLink : Raymond6
StarText : 209287
DISCLAIMER:
I make no garuntees of any kind about the accuracy or adequacey of this
information for any purpose, nor am I responsible for the consequences of
using this information in any manner.
Oh, for a less litiginous world!
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ARC/PAK Format ................................ 2
Binary ][ Format .............................. 3
DWC Format .................................... 5
GIF Format .................................... 6
LZH Format .................................... 8
NuFX Format ................................... 9
PackIt Format ................................. 13
StuffIt ....................................... 13
ZIP Format .................................... 15
ZOO Format .................................... 19
Time Value Formats ............................ 20
Extended Files ................................ 20
Filenames ..................................... 20
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/