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From: thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid>
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Subject: Re: ARC and TYT files, help needed
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:09:48 +0000 (UTC)
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"Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> wrote in
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> thanatoid wrote:
> 
>> I dl'd an old file of ASCII art, it has an ARC extension.
>> I managed to uncompress it, and ended up with several
>> files with TYT extensions.

> Try extracting using your archiver of choice, '7z x
> DRAGON.TYT' or similar. See if you get something that way.
> (It *might* be an LZH/LHA file, but no promises.)

I tried everything I have, but will try your links below, 
thanks.

> Alternately, grab a copy of either file:
>   http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/file.htm
> 
> or TrID:
>   http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html

<snip>

> Use one
> (or both) programs to see what a "TYT" file actually is,
> then google the results. 

Google shows four results for TYT, and 3 of them (IIRC) are for 
a program called Track Your Travel. Sigh.