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- PKZIP(R) Version 2.50 FAST! Compression Utility for OS/2 5-1-1997
- Copyright 1989-1997 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm. Off. Patent No. 5,051,745
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- Welcome to PKZIP Version 2.50 for OS/2!
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- New features available in this release
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- * 2.04g Compatible Compression
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- PKZIP for OS/2 can compress or extract .ZIP files
- by using the popular 2.04g compression method.
-
- * OS/2 Self-Extracting Archives
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- Create OS/2 self-extracting archives. This feature allows
- for creation of archives that do not need PKZIP for OS/2
- to extract the files from the archive. The extraction code
- is build into the archive file.
-
- * Spanning
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- Create spanned .ZIP files. A spanned file is a .ZIP file
- that resides on more than one floppy disk or other removable
- media.
-
- * Extended Attribute (EA) Information
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- Retain and restore extended attribute information.
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- * New Command line
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- The new command set will make it easier for new users to
- understand, and for experienced users to customize through
- the use of more configurable parameters. Help is available
- for all options and commands.
-
- * Configuration
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- PKZIP for OS/2 can be configured for individual needs.
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- * HPFS Long Filename Support
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- PKZIP for OS/2 can retain and restore OS/2 HPFS Long File
- Names.
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- * Single Executable
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- Compressing, extracting, fixing corrupt .ZIP files and creating
- self-extracting files all use the same executable. A separate
- executable is not needed for each different operation.
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- * One Step Creation of Self-Extracting Archives
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- Self-extracting files can be directly created without having
- to first create a .ZIP file.
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