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just for testing..new version (Developers)

posted by ron Homepage E-mail, Australia, 16.11.2013, 02:32
(edited by ron on 16.11.2013, 03:09)

> > I downloaded it (to an 8.3 name) but couldn't extract it.
> > My DOS version of 7za couldn't open it. :(
>
> Which specific DOS version are you using?
MSDOS 6.20

7za v4.58 beta Ivor Pavlov 2008-05-05


> Latest unofficial build by me is 9.20.1, and I'm not aware of anything newer.
> Did you try 7zdecode (9.22)?
I know nothing about 7zdecode.

> Not trying to be picky, but you must at least mention what you exactly
> tried and/or at least also try what is publicly available:
>
> http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/file/7zip/
Will check that. :)

ADDED: I downloaded v9.13 beta, which runs just fine in MSDOS.
Hopefully, I won't have any more problems. :)

> This has been mentioned before. But 4.58 for DOS is very very old. I
> wouldn't recommend anything that old without a good reason.
It has opened everything I have asked of it, except a couple of .7z items from this board.


> > No thanks. I run DOS not a pretend Windows.
>
> In fairness, it's still DOS-hosted, just a PE format and Win32 API.
I appreciate that.
However, I keep my DOS as spartan as I can, so that I can be sure that programs _I_ code will run on most DOS installations.
i.e. without the need for anything much beyond a bog standard DOS.

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