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Posted by Jim Gilliland in the Fidonet OS2 echo:
CHICAGO (APRIL 6) BUSINESS WIRE - Stac Electronics Monday announced at
COMDEX/Spring '92 that a new version of its award-winning data
compression software is being designed for OS/2 2.0, IBM's 32-bit
operating system for 38SX PCs and above.
Stacker for OS/2 will allow users to start their systems with OS/2 or
DOS and access their existing Stacker drives without any modification
while running either operating system. It will also be 100 percent
compatible with Stac's line of coprocessor boards for maximum speed and
compression ratios.
The OS/2 version of Stacker, like the entire Stacker line of data
compression software and coprocessor boards, doubles a computer's
storage capacity with the Stacker LZS technology, which is
instantaneous, continuous and totally transparent to the user.
"Stac has received strong demand from its installed base for an OS/2
version of Stacker," said Gary Clow, Stac's president. "We have been
quietly engaged in developing Stacker for OS/2 for more than a year now,
and this summer we will supply a beta release to the 300,000 OS/2 2.0
beta testers."
Clow said Stacker for OS/2 will be available later this year through
Stac OEMs the company's existing retail channels or ordered directly
from Stac by calling 800/522-7822. All Stacker products come with free
technical support.
Stacker OS/2 will join the Stacker line of products that now includes
Stacker 2.0 software for laptop, notebook and portable computers, and
Stacker AT/16 and Stacker MC/16 compression coprocessor boards for
desktop systems.
OS/2 2.0 offers true multitasking and will provide the broadest
selections of applications in the industry, running DOS, Windows and 16-
and 32-bit OS/2 applications unchanged, according to IBM.
Stac Electronics, based in Carlsbad, Calif., is the leading supplier of
high-performance data compression software and silicon. The company's
products designed for corporate-wide compression applications, are sold
direct from the company and through traditional retail and OEM sales
distribution. OS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business
Machines Corp.