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SUBJECTS
PKZIP (Z & Zu), 910310
Jan 16, 2000
Upgrade Reduce Usefulness Lowest Common Denominator

0605 -    ..
0606 - Summary/Objective
0607 -
060701 - Follow up ref SDS 27 0000, ref SDS 22 0000.
060702 -
060703 - We have not been able to use the updated Pkzip program purchased on
060704 - 000116, ref SDS 27 6200, when we got a windows version.  For one thing
060705 - the Windows version does not support specifying a date, and since SDS
060706 - is a date environment, this is a critical requirement.
060707 -
060708 - Called Morris, he confirmed that the Windows version of Pkzip does
060709 - not support date specifications.
060710 -
060711 -     This is similar to Windows not supporting batch file operations.
060712 -
060713 -     Windows 95 came out and eliminated ability to maintain system with
060714 -     batch file.
060715 -
060716 -     Windows 98 2nd Edition seems to omit the file attribute field from
060717 -     the file list for system management.
060718 -
060719 -         [On 000305 Xanadu OSMIC editor strives to provide usefulness,
060720 -         without regard to popularity. ref SDS 28 3968]
060721 -
060722 -         [On 000309 Tom Field makes similar point. ref SDS 29 2142]
060723 -
060724 - Morris suggested downloading the latest DOS version of Pkzip.
060725 -
060726 - Downloaded from Pkware at...
060727 -
060728 -
060729 -                      http://www.pkware.com/
060730 -
060731 -
060732 - Pkzip version for DOS...
060733 -
060734 -
060735 -                      PK250DOS.EXE
060736 -
060737 -
060738 - Our original DOS version is still on the e drive at...
060739 -
060740 -
060741 -                      e: 00 28
060742 -
060743 -
060744 - Copied pk250dos.exe to the c drive at...
060745 -
060746 -
060747 -                      c: 00 28
060748 -
060749 -
060750 - ...and ran the file, pk250dos.exe, which installed the pkzip program
060751 - files in that directory.
060752 -
060753 - Copied the following to run with SDS...
060754 -
060755 -
060756 -           C>copy c:\00\28\pkzip.exe c:\sd\01\z.exe
060757 -
060758 -           C>copy c:\00\28\pkunzip.exe c:\sd\01\zu.exe
060759 -
060760 -           C>copy c:\00\28\pkfixip.exe c:\sd\01\zu.exe
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