UCSD CP/M Adaptable system

[Jules Richardson]

On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 12:52 -0700, Ben Franchuk wrote:
> Randy McLaughlin wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I started using self-expanding archives because of complaints that 
> > people couldn't unzip straight Zip files.  Not everyone uses the same 
> > Zip format. I use Winzip v8.1, many people use a variety of programs.
> > 
> > I have yet to find one archival format that everyone can use, 
> > self-extracting archives at least supports 99%.
> 
> Umm I may want files for my LINUX box...  I favor raw files for TEXT
> since anybody ( using ascii ) can read them.

And tar for multi-file archives... more portable than zip I'd say, plus
errors won't trash the archive (or at least not so much!).

Of course if compression *has* to be used... hmm... I suppose zip *is*
the best bet there, as at least it's more widely supported than some of
the other compression methods. 

Self-extracting archives sound like a *very* bad idea when you have no
idea what the target machine will be! :)