wtl@ulysses.att.com (Bill Langin[ftd]) (07/12/90)
I am interested in a Unix utility ported to dos like the ones described recently in this newsgroup. Specifically, I would like to compress a file on a Vax8650 running BSD4.3 using the compress command download the file to my 386 pc with Kermit and uncompress it with the MKS utility uncompress.exe or some similar utility. However, I have two questions about this procedure. It was mentioned that MKS ported the Unix utilities from Unix V vers 3. I beleive that the compress/ uncompress utilities are compatible between V.3 and BSD4.3 but I'm not quite sure. Secondly, would I need to compress the file on the Vax using the command compress -b12 filename as suggested in the COMPRESS(1)? for "smaller machines" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ like the 286pc? Thanks in advance, Please send mail to wtl@ulysses.att.com Sorry, not .sig file today.
shurr@cbnews.att.com (Larry A. Shurr) (07/13/90)
In article <13399@ulysses.att.com> wtl@ulysses.att.com (Bill Langin[ftd]) writes: }However, I have two questions about this procedure. It was mentioned that MKS }ported the Unix utilities from Unix V vers 3. I beleive that the compress/ }uncompress utilities are compatible between V.3 and BSD4.3 but I'm not quite }sure. Compress is not part of Sys V, pack/unpack/pcat is the corresponding (but not compatible) Sys V utility. Many Sys V systems have compress thanks to the availability of PD sources. If I remember correctly, MKS includes both compress and pack, now. }Secondly, would I need to compress the file on the Vax using the command }compress -b12 filename as suggested in the COMPRESS(1)? for "smaller machines" }^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ }like the 286pc? MKS compress can handle compress -b14 (in V2.3d, anyway, which is what I currently have). 16-bit compress has been ported to the PC and distributed on the net. regards, Larry -- Larry A. Shurr (cbnmva!las@att.ATT.COM or att!cbnmva!las) The end of the world has been delayed due to a shortage of trumpet players. (The above reflects my opinions, not those of AGS or AT&T, but you knew that.)