Date   : Sun, 11 Aug 1991 15:00:24 PDT
From   : donm@pnet01.cts.com (Don Maslin)
Subject: Re: INFO-CPM Digest V91 #137

smd@vab01.larc.nasa.gov writes:
>I yet have a Kaypro II, pre-84 I *think.*  It came bundled with lots of
>bad documentation :-(  I am very interested in using FASTERM and other
>CP/M PD goodies that have come out since then, but have not updated my
>operating system.  I also have no idea on how to un-LBR these .LBR files
>to get them to run.
>
There are a number of utilities that will un-LBR files for you.
However, you should also be aware that after extraction from the .LBR
file you may find that they have been compressed in some manner.  The
filename extension would identify the method, e.g. ?Q? for Squeezed, ?Z?
for Crunched, and ?Y? for LZH compression.  Unfortunately, the nicest of
all library utilities has never been updated (to my knowledge) to handle
anything other than squeezed files.  That utility is NULU.COM.  So, in
addition to NULU you would need a late version of UNCRUNCH.COM which
will handle LZH as well as crunched files.  Alternatively, you can get a
copy of EXL.COM which will both extract from the library and also
de-compress the file, but is no where near as convenient to use.  As a
paranthetic note, if your Kaypro is in fact a II vice 2, it is by
definition a pre-84 machine.
 
>Does any kind soul here have any pointers on where to learn about them?
>Any books?  Something on-line (better)?  I am a CS major, so I should be
>able to grok stuff.... I hate to throw away a (almost) perfectly good
>computer just because it no longer has the bundled software to do what
>I want it to do...
>
Probably you best bets on books are the library(?), swapmeets and
flea-markets, and used book stores.  One of the more comprehensive tomes
- The Waite Group's CP/M Bible published by Sams *may* still be
available, I'm not sure.  It is a good reference.
 

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