Date   : Sat, 02 May 1992 04:00:15 GMT
From   : cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!uicvm.uic.edu!u20565@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: How do you extract files from .LBR files?

I never was a CP/M guru, a bit too young, I do have an old Commodore 128
though. Even though MS-DOS has longed replaced it as my primary computer
I was curious to see what kinds of CP/M software exists at various archive
sites. I did use my old C128 when I was a sophmore in college and while I
did have an account and therefore access to the net I was hopelessly
ignorant of this fact and never took advantage of that fact (back then).

Alll I largely see is .LBR files. If memory serves these are similar to
the ubiquitous .ZIP files from the MS-DOS world except that .LBR files are
simply files which have been grouped to form one file and not necessarily
compressed? Am I right? A la UNIX's TAR?

Well, regardless of whether they are compressed or not, I would like to
extract files (assuming I'm right). I have a program called LU.COM on old
CP/M diskette and surmised that this might be what I need. However I
received a prompt and no matter what I typed in all I received was a
question mark and some mish mash.

So the question is, how to extract files from .LBR files?

Please respond directly, thanks,
Mario Pacheco