@CLS@ SYS$COMMAND BBS File Areas: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 1: SYS$COMMAND BBS Information Files Mostly compressed text and word processing document files. .ZIP files were written with PKZIP for MS-DOS. Text files in PKZIP archives can be UNZIPped on your VMS system using VMS UNZIP and these command line options: -A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .BMP files - Windows BitMaP files. Download as BINARY. .EXE files - MS-DOS/Windows Executables or Self-Extracting Archives. Download .EXE files as BINARY. .TXT files - Text (ASCII) files. Download as ASCII. .ZIP files - MS-DOS PKZIP archives. Download as BINARY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMS UNZIP: File Area 3. MS-DOS PKUNZIP: File Area 2 (PKZ204G.EXE). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 2: PC Related Files Mostly Shareware, mostly Communication/Terminal Programs. You'll find DOS Kermit here, also. See Bulletin #6 for information on the "Shareware" concept. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .BAT files - MS-DOS "batch" files. Download as ASCII (text) .BMP files - Windows BitMaP files. Download as BINARY. .COM files - MS-DOS "COre iMage" files. Download as BINARY. .DCL files - PCDCL Procedures. Download as ASCII (text) .EXE files - MS-DOS/Windows Executables or Self-Extracting Archives. Download .EXE files as BINARY. .TXT files - Text (ASCII) files. Download as ASCII. .ZIP files - MS-DOS PKZIP archives. Download as BINARY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get the PKUNZIP program (File Area 1, PKZ204G.EXE) or PKZIP for Windows (File Area 1, PKZWS201.EXE) You'll need that to unpack .ZIP archives! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 3: OpenVMS-VAX Related Files ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .COM files - DCL procedures. Download as ASCII (text) .DHX files - HEXIFY'd .EXEs or .TLBs. Download as ASCII (text) .EXE files - VMS Executables. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .HEX files - VMSHEX'd .EXEs, .TLBs or .ZIPs. Download as ASCII (text) .HLP files - VMS HELP Source text. Download as ASCII (text) .TLB files - Text Libraries. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .TXT files - Text (ASCII) files. Download as ASCII (text) .ZIP files - VMS ZIP archives. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 4: OpenVMS-VAX Kermit Files ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .DHX files - HEXIFY'd .EXEs or .TLBs. Download as ASCII (text) .EXE files - VMS Executables. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .HEX files - VMSHEX'd .EXEs, .TLBs or .ZIPs. Download as ASCII (text) .TLB files - Text Libraries. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .ZIP files - VMS ZIP archives. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 5: OpenVMS-AXP Related Files ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .COM files - DCL procedures. Download as ASCII (text) .DHX files - HEXIFY'd .EXEs or .TLBs. Download as ASCII (text) .EXE files - VMS Executables. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .HEX files - VMSHEX'd .EXEs, .TLBs or .ZIPs. Download as ASCII (text) .HLP files - VMS HELP Source text. Download as ASCII (text) .TLB files - Text Libraries. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .TXT files - Text (ASCII) files. Download as ASCII (text) .ZIP files - VMS ZIP archives. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 6: OpenVMS-AXP Kermit Files ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .DHX files - HEXIFY'd .EXEs or .TLBs. Download as ASCII (text) .EXE files - VMS Executables. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .HEX files - VMSHEX'd .EXEs, .TLBs or .ZIPs. Download as ASCII (text) .TLB files - Text Libraries. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .ZIP files - VMS ZIP archives. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 7: OpenVMS Files for VAX & AXP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .CLD files - DCL Command Definition Language. Download as ASCII (text) .COM files - DCL procedures. Download as ASCII (text) .DHX files - HEXIFY'd .TLBs or .ZIPs. Download as ASCII (text) .HEX files - VMSHEX'd .TLBs or .ZIPs. Download as ASCII (text) .HLP files - VMS HELP Source text. Download as ASCII (text) .TLB files - Text Libraries. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) .TXT files - Text (ASCII) files. Download as ASCII (text) .ZIP files - VMS ZIP archives. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 8: C-Kermit Files for OpenVMS-VAX & -AXP Mostly Text Files. Check the descriptions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .ZIP files - VMS ZIP archives. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 9: Miscellaneous User Uploads May be DOS, Windows, VMS or ??? files. Check the descriptions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Only public domain and shareware files will be placed here by the Sysop. Anyone uploading illegal material will be kicked off of the BBS and will be reported to the proper authorities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 10: "Mirror" of FILESERV@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU Various Types of Files. Check the descriptions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .ZIP files - VMS ZIP archives. Download as BINARY (512 bytes, fixed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get the VMS UNZIP program (File Area 3 for VAX, Area 5 for Alpha). You'll need it to unpack these archives! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Area 11: Internet Stuff See Bulletin #9 for information on Internet Access. See Bulletin #6 for information on the "Shareware" concept. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .EXE files - Self-extracting archives. Download as BINARY .ZIP files - PKZIP archives. Download as BINARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get the PKUNZIP program (File Area 1, PKZ204G.EXE) or PKZIP for Windows (File Area 1, PKZWS201.EXE) You'll need that to unpack .ZIP archives! ------------------------------------------------------------------------