Jonathan de Boyne Pollard wrote in a message to Lawrence Mintz:
JdBP> It's just idle speculation on my part, but I wonder _why_ after
JdBP> all this time, PKWare are starting to act interested in OS/2
JdBP> again. One wouldn't have thought that given the prevalence of
JdBP> Info-ZIP's `zip' and `unzip' it would be a very profitable
JdBP> avenue for PKWare to pursue, especially given the obvious (and
JdBP> predictable) attitude of many people (such as yourself) who are
JdBP> perfectly content with the Info-ZIP utilities.
JdBP> Whatever the reason, this is a development that should be
JdBP> encouraged. Maybe we should contact Robert K Jung, tell him
JdBP> what his competitors are doing, and try to get that version of
JdBP> ARJ for OS/2 finished that he was talking about some years back
All this at a time when some are declaring that OS/2 is dead. I find it
amusing, but maybe the naysayers will finally be convinced that OS/2 is alive
and well and get off the lemming path.
Regards,
Roger
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