>>>   Why would it be obsolete?
> 
>> Because it was invented several decades before I was even born?
> 
>   Computers were invented several decades before you were born. Are they
> obsolete?

Nobody uses computers that were designed 40 years ago. They use 
computers that were designed maybe 3 years ago. Tar has been unchanged 
for a hell of a long time. That makes it either antiquated or 
increadibly well-designed, depending on how you look at it.

>>> What would you suggest as an alternative?
> 
>> Actually, if you stop and think about this, there aren't any really good 
>> alternatives that are actually widely supported.
> 
>   If I use an alternative, 7zip is good enough for me. Usually compresses
> better than tar+bzip2 too.

Likewise. However, 7zip is not (yet) nearly so widely available as 
PK-Zip or any of the Unix flavours of compressed Tar files.

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