Hello David!
 >  MH> PKware now as pkzip/2  in beta testing as we speak,...so far it
 >  MH> looks pretty good!
 >         The DOS 2.04g can't read the PKZIP/2 archives. Bad move.
                                                          ^^^^^^^^^
Do I miss something? As long as the new version can read the old files, there 
should be no problem.
 >         Apparently it wasn't a port, it was developed from the ground
 > up, and
 > is no longer compatible cross-platform.
.....and even if the new one can't read the old files, we are always entitled 
to use our Dos 2.04g to handle the old files, aren't we?
      Groeten uit Gent
      Kris
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