DOS Dearchive (Dearchiving Programs)
February 1989
("readme.doc" added 2/28/89 by Spencer Yeh for BIONET distribution)

INTRODUCTION

Most of the IBM PC compatible public-domain programs distributed by BIONET
will be distributed in a form that is first compressed and then converted
from binary to a printable ASCII text file.  The program used for compression
is PKPAK 3.61, and the algorithm used for ASCII conversion is UUENCODE.
The standard extension for PKPAK archives is ".arc", and the standard 
extension for UUENCODE files is ".uue".

The PK system includes both PKPAK for archiving files and PKUNPAK for
dearchiving them.  These programs are shareware, and if you find the
programs to be of use to you, you are asked to send the author a small
fee.  Please see the "manual.doc" file, or run the program with no
input, for instructions.  The UUDECODE program is freeware, and no fee
is required for use.


ORIGINAL SOURCE

These programs were obtained by anonymous FTP from the "Simtel20" archives
at White Sands Missile Range (simtel20.arpa).


SYSTEMS SUPPORTED

IBM PC compatible computer running MS-DOS 2.0 or greater.


AVAILABILITY

These dearchiving programs are available by anonymous FTP from BIONET
(net.bio.net) in the directory public/dos/dearchive or, for BIONET
subscribers only, by postal mail from the BIONET Lending Library.  If
you are a BIONET subscriber and would like to receive the MS-DOS
DEARCHIVE diskette by mail, please send a stamped, self-addressed
return envelope along with a formatted diskette (specify capacity) and
your request to:


	BIONET Administrator
	BIONET/ IntelliGenetics, Inc.
	700 East El Camino Real, Suite 300
	Mountain View, CA  94040
 
	tel.:  (415) 962-7337



PROGRAM FILES (BIONET diskette version, 158 Kb):

README.DOC		This documentation file.
UUENCODE.EXE		Executable program.
UUDECODE.EXE		Executable program.
UUENCDEC.DOC		Text notes on UUENCODE and UUDECODE.
UUDECODE.BAS		BASIC program that performs a UUDECODE function.
UUDECODE.C		UUDECODE C source code.
PK361.EXE		Self-extracting archive file for the PKPAK/ PKUNPAK
			system.
PKREADME.DOC		Instructions for de-archiving PK361.EXE.


PROGRAM FILES before de-ARCing  (BIONET downloadable version):

readme.doc		This documentation file.
dearchiv.uue		Archived and uuencoded file of ALL the PKPAK/ PKUNPAK
			and UUDECODE files.  Obtain this file if you want
			to obtain everything and can ALREADY dearchive
			files.  (191 Kb).
uudecode.exe		UUDECODE executable program.
uuencode.exe		UUENDODE executable program.
uuencdec.doc		Text notes on UUENCODE and UUDECODE.
uudecode.bas		BASIC program that performs a UUDECODE function.
uudecode.c		UUDECODE C source code.
pk361.exe		Self-extracting archive file for the PKPAK/ PKUNPAK
			system.
pkunpak.exe		PKUNPAK executable program.


PROGRAM FILES after de-ARCing:

UUENCODE.EXE		Executable program.
UUDECODE.EXE		Executable program.
UUENCDEC.DOC		Text notes on UUENCODE and UUDECODE.
UUDECODE.BAS		BASIC program that performs a UUDECODE function.
UUDECODE.C		UUDECODE C source code.
PK361.EXE		Self-extracting archive file for the PKPAK/ PKUNPAK
			system.



DOCUMENTATION

The file "UUENCDEC.DOC" provides a few remarks about the UUENCODE system.
The PKPAK/ PKUNPAK system is fully documented in the file "manual.doc" 
obtained upon de-archiving PK361.EXE.


DEARCHIVING FILES

".uue" files must be first decoded by UUDECODE.  To do this, specify the 
".uue" file after the program name:

	>UUDECODE filename.uue

The decoded file is placed in the currently connected directory.


".arc" files can be dearchived by PKUNPAK.  To do this, specify the ".arc" 
file after the program name:

	>PKUNPAK filename.arc [pathname]

If a pathname is given as the second argument, the files will be
extracted into that directory.  Self-extracting archive files can be
extracted simply by "running" the archive file as an executable
program.