Nebu John Mathai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I wouldn't mind finding out a better way that can be used with other OS' > (including DOS and DOS-descended OS').
If you can find a DOS or Windows tar, or use WinZip under Win95, you can copy the files off and join them together with C:\TEMP>COPY FILE.01+FILE.02+FILE.03 FILE.TAR You could probably use "zipsplit", if you could work out how. You can also tar directly to multiple floppies, and get more disk space. There's a Mac program called "SunTar" that is compatible with this method. I think it's something like: % tar -Mcf /dev/fd0 inputfile ... -- Carey Evans http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.evans/ GNU GPL: "The Source will be with you... always." -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .