[Coco] Glenside IDE Hard Drive Interface --- HOW-TO

Willard Goosey goosey at virgo.sdc.org
Thu Nov 8 04:20:03 EST 2007


>From: "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
>Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:07:39 +1000
>
>It is my opinion that if a file or files is distributed in archived format, 
>be it .ar or .lha or .zip, then either the (de)archiver programme should be 
>included, or clear instructions should be included to locate those 
>(de)archivers.
>
>While this is not usually necessary for us *oldies*, it is often the newbies 
>that get into strife with this. I personally don't see any reason for 
>archiving files at all, especially since the advent of .DSK files (although 
>that is arguably a form of archiving in itself).

This is good advice.  I'll keep it in mind.  

One reason to archive files is to insure that, when someone downloads
it, they will have the entire package.  

Yes, I think that a virtual disk is a form of archive.  

Willard
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