M mellons Still Fresh Joined Jul 27, 2003 Messages 3 Jul 27, 2003 #1 I have downloaded the Atari 800 emulator but it is a file with a wierd extension (Atari800_full_fpk.tar.gz) that i cannot decompress with PKZip. I think I need another decompactor? does anyone know where I can get it? Thanks, Mell
I have downloaded the Atari 800 emulator but it is a file with a wierd extension (Atari800_full_fpk.tar.gz) that i cannot decompress with PKZip. I think I need another decompactor? does anyone know where I can get it? Thanks, Mell
M mithris Certified Guru Joined Mar 7, 2003 Messages 190 Age 44 Jul 27, 2003 #2 Winzip should be able to read .tar.gz (or tgz) --- mithris
Axeman Axemeister Joined Apr 5, 2003 Messages 4,220 Location Newport, Wales, UK Website Visit site Jul 27, 2003 #3 it is gzipped then tar'd (like a sort of dual compression). ummm..... Think WinRAR will do all of those (as I think, will winzip...).
it is gzipped then tar'd (like a sort of dual compression). ummm..... Think WinRAR will do all of those (as I think, will winzip...).
W woogal Certified Guru Joined May 15, 2003 Messages 1,823 Age 48 Location Newark, UK Website gp32.sector808.org Jul 27, 2003 #4 It's actually the other way round Axeman, tar'd first then gzipped Tar puts all the files together in a package, then gzip does the compression.
It's actually the other way round Axeman, tar'd first then gzipped Tar puts all the files together in a package, then gzip does the compression.
taras Mega Pandora mania Joined Jun 17, 2003 Messages 934 Location Scotland Website taras.net Jul 27, 2003 #5 Download tar and gzip then run tar -zxvf on it Incidentally, I think people who compress stuff into .tar.gz files that aren't specifically for unix users are either trying to be "elite" or are being quite rude... at least use rar or something most people can handle... :angry:
Download tar and gzip then run tar -zxvf on it Incidentally, I think people who compress stuff into .tar.gz files that aren't specifically for unix users are either trying to be "elite" or are being quite rude... at least use rar or something most people can handle... :angry: