Tar for the Macintosh

• Version: 3.0
• Author:
• Requirements: System 6.0.5 or higher
• Cost: free
• Pros: successfully extracts .tar archives
• Cons: must manually select Extract menu
• Remote location: <URL:>
• Tricks location: <URL:http://152.1.24.177/teaching/archives/tar.hqx>

A common way of archiving files on Unix machines is tar. Tar stands for "tape archive" and it is a method of reducing a number of files into a single. Tar for the Macintosh can read and write this file format, and if you need to uncompress a .tar file, then this helper application will help you out. It is the only Macintosh application that currently does this, so it can be particularly handy. On the other hand, you may not find many .tar archives on the Internet. Be forewarned, Tar for the Macintosh does not automatically uncompress the tape archives; to uncompress the archives you must select Extract from the File menu.

MIME type: application/x-tar
Filename extensions: .tar

Eric last edited this page on September 26, 1995. Please feel free to send comments.