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- STZIP version 0.8 beta
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-
- STzip is an archiver that process .ZIP file, as does PKzip on IBM PC.
- It can extract and add files, is fast and use gem.
-
- STzip isn't yet finished but after having worked on it for nearly two years,
- I decided to release something before I get fed up with it !
- English manual, comments support, delete file in a zipfile and display
- a compressed file in a window will be added in the next version.
- Please note that it is a beta version, which is a nice way to say that
- there are still some bugs, please report them.
-
- The documentation is still in french but the strings in the program are
- in english and there is an english version of the resource file : just
- rename ZIPENG.RSC to ZIPGEM.RSC.
-
- You can use stzip from a shell or a program with a command line (type
- stzip -? to get some help), or within its built in gem shell (just
- start stzip.prg), with an english resource file. You can also install a
- gem application on the desktop with extension .ZIP, stzip will open a
- zipfile when you double clic on it.
-
- This is postcardware, if you use it please send a nice postcard to
-
- Vincent Pomey
- 2 allée Valéry Larbaud
- 92260 Fontenay aux roses - France
-
- Fido : Vincent Pomey (2:320/101)
- Email : afp!gna!linn!vincent@tfd.com
- BBS : Linn, +33 1 46 55 37 91 (HST V32)
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- What's new ?
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- Version 0.8 9 May 91
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- Fixed compatibility problem with PKZip/Implode, doesn't compress better
- than PKZip anymore :-(
- You can use the old incompatible compression algorithm with the -ej
- switch. It is strongly suggested not to use it unless you are sure
- nobody will extract the file on a PC.
- Hope to increase compression ratio in next release.
-
- Version 0.7 21 Apr 91
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- Big text files couldn't implode without bombing, fixed.
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- Version 0.6 4 Apr 91
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- Imploding is now the default algorithm, and detects text files to use
- better parameters. Added drive buttons.
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- Version 0.5 3 Apr 91
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- Added imploding, use the -ei switch to select it in command line, or go in
- the configuration box in gem.
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- Version 0.4 29 Dec 90
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- Compiler change, stzip.prg is 22k smaller. Added disk format.
-
- [sleeping]
-
- Version 0.3 1 Jun 90
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- Bugs changed, Comments. -z (set zipcomment) and -t (set zipfile date)
- switchs added.
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- Version 0.2 30 April 90
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- Shrinking is nearly 65% faster.
- Many bugs removed. No more limitation in the number of files added.
- Added a -e switch to select the compression method (currently, only -es
- (store only) is useful), and a -p switch to store paths when not
- recursing into subdirs.
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- Version 0.1 5 April 90
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- First beta release.
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