jxc@rayssdb.ray.com (Jeffrey J. Clesius) (12/10/88)
Does anyone know of a version of zoo which executes on Unix systems?
Perhaps the source code is proprietary in nature; but if not, it would
be useful to 'unzoo' something on the Unix end to inspect and/or print the
documentation without having to first download the zoo file to the Amiga
just to find out you really don't want it; or if you DO want it, transmit
the documentation back for printing. (Oh, gripe, moan and complain!)
It's also nice to find out if the zoo file is corrupted BEFORE you go through
the time and trouble to download it.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------scotth@harlie.SGI.COM (Scott Henry) (12/10/88)
From article <2213@rayssdb.ray.com>, by jxc@rayssdb.ray.com (Jeffrey J. Clesius): > Does anyone know of a version of zoo which executes on Unix systems? > > Perhaps the source code is proprietary in nature; but if not, it would > be useful to 'unzoo' something on the Unix end to inspect and/or print the > documentation without having to first download the zoo file to the Amiga > just to find out you really don't want it; or if you DO want it, transmit > the documentation back for printing. (Oh, gripe, moan and complain!) > > It's also nice to find out if the zoo file is corrupted BEFORE you go through > the time and trouble to download it. If you have the C-source to zoo (such as comes on at least one fish disk), it will compile and link on a Un*x system. I copied the source to my work machine (an IRIS 4D70G running SysVr3.1 with much BSD and custom mods), and it compiled and linked with no problem. Just choose one of the Un*x options in the makefile. I don't have ZOO v2.0 running, but I can at least read the newest .zoo files. I also unshar, uudecode, etc, on the IRIS, then zoo it up for transmission to the Amiga -- much better bandwith usage! Scott Henry <scotth@sgi.com> #include <std/disclaimer.h> -- Scott Henry <scotth@harlie.sgi.com> {or, also on the Internet:} <skywalker@cup.portal.com> #include <std_disclaimer.h>