os2.txt

arj source code

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   This product is an OS/2-hosted add-on for ARJ v @COUNTERPARTS for DOS. It may be
   used  separately  from  the DOS  package  but  it doesn't  contain  the
   documentation found in DOS release.

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   ***  THIS PRODUCT IS DEVELOPED  SEPARATELY FROM THE MAINSTREAM ARJ  ***
   ***  PACKAGE AND  THEREFORE IS NOT  UPDATED SYNCHRONOUSLY WITH ARJ  ***
   ***  FOR DOS.                                                       ***
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   INTRODUCTION

      This file describes the features specific to the OS/2 port. It is
      suggested that you read the general README file prior to this one.


   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

   16-bit version:

      *  OS/2 version 1.2 or higher, or Windows NT v 3.10 or higher.
   For OS/2 systems:
      *  A 80286 or higher CPU.
      *  512K of free memory
   For Windows NT systems:
      *  1024K of free memory

   32-bit version:

      *  OS/2 version 3.0 with Fixpak 25 or higher
      *  A 80386SX or higher CPU.
      *  1024K of free memory (512K for each subsequent  instance after
         the first one has been started)
      *  IBM LIBC and Unicode runtime  support (installed by default as
         a mandatory component)


   IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES

      *  External garble modules are provided as OS/2 DLLs. You may not
         use DOS  modules  with  ARJ/2, or vice  versa. The  encryption
         algorithm  is  the  same, so  ARJ/2 garbled  archives can   be
         processed under DOS.

      *  ARJ/2  sets  the  "Host OS" to  "OS/2"  on its  archives. When
         extracting  any such  archive with ARJ  for DOS,  some unusual
         behavior  may  occur. Versions  of ARJ  prior to 2.50  convert
         high-ASCII  characters in  filenames to  7-bit  characters  by
         ignoring the  high  bit. So, the  filename  "盩EST