Subj : Re: pzip v1.0
To   : Robert Wolfe
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sat Aug 22 2026 09:17:50

-=> Robert Wolfe wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 -=>> Robert Wolfe wrote to All <=-

 RW>> C:\bbstools\pzip\dist>PZip.exe -v
 RW>> pZip by Robert Wolfe <rwolfe@twc.com>
 RW>> PZip Win32/v1.0 -- a command-line-compatible clone of Info-ZIP
 RW> Zip
 RW>> Written in Free Pascal. Type "pzip -h" for help.
 RW>> Usage: pzip [-options] zipfile[.zip] [file ...]

 RW>> will build and release linux binaries tomorrow.

 DC> What would this offer me that Info-Zip does not?

 RW> that's not the point.  the point is is this is the first successful
 RW> pascal program of this size i've built sucessfully since high school
 RW> and i wanted to share the final results of my work.

Well.... it kinda *IS* the point.  What's the point of creating 
something that's the same as something that's been around forever?

I mean, good job at the programming exercise, but.... in the real world 
it doesn't serve any purpose.



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