Hello Robin!
20 Feb 97 19:19, Robin Craig wrote to Hans Mangold:
 ME> ->> It comes with *two* executables; JAR16.EXE is a 16 bit
 ME> ->> executable for DOS and JAR32.EXE is a 32 bit executable for
 ME> ->> Windows 95 and Windows NT.
 RC> Why can't the 32 bit flavour be run from DOS?
Because it's a Windows-32 program, not a DOS 32-bit program.  Windows 95 and 
NT are not just pretty shells surrounding DOS, but dramatically different 
operating sytems than the good old DOS.  In particular, the memory management 
of Windows 95 and NT is far superior and JAR, being a "solid" archiver, takes 
advantage of these features.
 RC> I don't use windows, hate windows...
Hmmmm.  Guess you don't know what you're missing, but that's O.K.
 RC> but run other 32bit programs without any problem from a dv/4dos
 RC> window.
Small correction, you run 32-bit *DOS* programs, but....
 RC> Is JAR32 ONLY for windows or will it run fine with any Dos Protected
 RC> Mode Interface?
It's a Windows 95 / NT command-line program.  Taken from JAR.DOC:
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The JAR Win32 version works significantly faster and compresses
better than the DOS version. So in Windows NT and Windows 95, you
should use the Win32 JAR version. In DOS, Windows 3.X and OS/2 -
use the DOS JAR version.
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Cheers, Hans
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