drichard@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (David Richards) (03/29/91)
Ok, here is the problem. I downloaded StarTrekker1.2 from ab20 a couple nights ago. I expected game, but I got some kind of music program instead. That's fine, I was looking for one anyway. The problem is the doc file. It is named StarTrekker1.2.doc.pp, and seems to be compressed or otherwise encoded. I can't find a way to uncode the docs, and I can't figure out the program without them. Who can tell me what is going on? Thanks, Dave DRICHARDS@HMCVAX.CLARMONT.EDU
theacct@bill.ucsc.edu (El hombre de pelo estranja) (03/30/91)
In article <11432@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> drichard@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (David Richards) writes: >Ok, here is the problem. I downloaded StarTrekker1.2 from ab20 a couple >nights ago. I expected game, but I got some kind of music program instead. >That's fine, I was looking for one anyway. The problem is the doc file. It >is named StarTrekker1.2.doc.pp, and seems to be compressed or otherwise >encoded. I can't find a way to uncode the docs, and I can't figure out the >program without them. Who can tell me what is going on? > >Thanks, > >Dave > >DRICHARDS@HMCVAX.CLARMONT.EDU The .pp suffix stands for 'powerpacker' and it means that it was compressed (or rather, 'crunched') using the Power Packer program by Nico Francois, it has an option for crunching text. To read the file you can either: A> Get Power Packer and unpack the text file, never to worry about it being unpacked again. B> Get a program called PPMore(Nico too?) which is just a pager that uncrunches text if it's crunched. PowerPacker and PPmore should both be available on abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov via anonymous ftp or you should be able to grab it from the Fish Collection if you have access to it. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Jalkut -- Amiga guy | "And didn't I read that these devices snozer@toast.santa-cruz.ca.us /// | go two way and everything I do or say 408-429-8628 -- Day /// | is goin' on a tape somewhere right now 408-423-6926 -- Night \XX/ | planted in my cavities?" -- LARD -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bacon@zeus.unomaha.edu (Infomaniac) (03/30/91)
In article <11432@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>, drichard@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (David Richards) writes: > Ok, here is the problem. I downloaded StarTrekker1.2 from ab20 a couple > nights ago. I expected game, but I got some kind of music program instead. > That's fine, I was looking for one anyway. The problem is the doc file. It > is named StarTrekker1.2.doc.pp, and seems to be compressed or otherwise > encoded. I can't find a way to uncode the docs, and I can't figure out the > program without them. Who can tell me what is going on? > > Thanks, > Dave > > DRICHARDS@HMCVAX.CLARMONT.EDU Have you every used PowerPacker? The default extension for powerpacked files is .pp. You will need PPMore or MuchMorePP to read the file. PowerPacker and all the readers are available on AB20.larc.nasa.gov if you have FTP capabili- ties. The document is readable in compressed format with these two programs. Russ comments/suggestions/additions/deletions/obfuscations/indigestions WELCOMED!!! ****************************************************************************** Gee. . . Toto . . . this sure doesn't look like Kansas! // Have you Russ Bacon University of NE at Omaha // tried Bitnet - Bacon@UNOMA1 \\ // an Internet - Bacon@zeus.unomaha.edu \\/ AMIGA?? *****************************************************************************
David.Plummer@p0.f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) (04/03/91)
The documentation file you are having problems with has been compressed by PowerPacker, and therefore the pp extension. You will likely need to find a copy of PowerPacker itself or PPMore (if not included in the archive) in order to read the file. PPMore handles normal and pp compressed files. -- David Plummer - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 UUCP: ...!herald!weyr!70.0!David.Plummer Domain: David.Plummer@p0.f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG Standard Disclaimers Apply...