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Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available (Announce)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 11.07.2008, 11:34

> Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but what OSes can use > 2 GB with the DOS
> version (DJGPP 2.04 only)? I blindly assume not FreeDOS (says DOS386) but
> EDR-DOS, Win NT 4.0, Win9x, and WinXP etc. should potentially work.

From within a NTVDM in WinXP a DOS application can access a NTFS file which is larger than 2/4 GB.

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• Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - rr, 10.07.2008, 15:58 (Announce)
  • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - Rugxulo, 10.07.2008, 22:26
    • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - rr, 11.07.2008, 10:42
    • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - Japheth, 11.07.2008, 11:34
    • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - ho1459, 15.07.2008, 06:40
      • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - ecm, 15.07.2008, 18:57
  • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - Rugxulo, 19.07.2008, 20:35
    • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 (source code) available - Steve, 22.07.2008, 17:26
      • Unpacking Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 archives - Steve, 23.07.2008, 02:25
        • Unpacking Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 archives - Rugxulo, 24.07.2008, 06:27
          • ZIP 3.0 (freshen or update) weird behavior, only on DR-DOS - Rugxulo, 28.08.2008, 05:18
            • ZIP 3.0 (freshen or update) weird behavior, only on DR-DOS - DOS386, 28.08.2008, 05:41
              • ZIP 3.0 (freshen or update) weird behavior, only on DR-DOS - Rugxulo, 28.08.2008, 10:47
  • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 for Win32 available - Steve, 22.07.2008, 17:21
    • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 for Win32 available - marcov, 22.07.2008, 17:30
      • Info-ZIP Zip version 3.0 for Win32 available - Steve, 22.07.2008, 19:18