> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:29:11 +0000
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: pkunzip v2.04g
>
> Glenn McCorkle wrote:
> >
> > > The unzipper I use in DOS (2.04g) can't do it.
> > > But I seem to recall someone saying that the latest
> > > pkunzip can.
> >
> > > Are any of you guys using the latest pkunzip for DOS?
> > > Can it unzip a 37mb archive (with a zillion files and
> > > directories in it)?
> >
> > From my experience...
> > Pkzip and Pkunzip v2.04g have no problems with "realy big zips".
>
> - -----------------------------
> >From PKzip (2.04g) manual.doc
> - -----------------------------
> Under the current memory scheme of DOS the largest number
> of files which may be in a .ZIP file is approximately
> 9000 files. The maximum number of files you can handle
> with a .ZIP file operation can be calculated by the
> following formula:
> (Free Conventional RAM - 85kb) / 64 bytes
>
according to this formula, I can unzip 61,171 files with 4MB RAM
> The 37mb zip-file which we were talking about
> has many more files than this.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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>
> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:32:40 +0000
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Linux with 4meg RAM
>
> Thomas Mueller wrote:
> >
> > Might Infozip DOS version be able to unzip Zipslack?
>
> I just downloaded it and it works for me. However, the
> DOS system I tried it on has 20meg RAM.
>
> > Maybe unzipping 37 MB with only 4 MB RAM is too much?
>
> You could be right. But it's worth a try.
maybe I could unzip using infozip on my internet machine
which has 8MB RAM then transfer the zip drive to boot Zipslack on my 4MB
machine... but maybe 4MB is enough, if I can, according to the formula in
the pkunzip 2.04g documentation that Steve provided above, unzip 61,171
files in DOS with 4MB RAM
>
> > http://www.info-zip.org
>
> Thanks for the URL.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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