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Short: LZX for diskdevices, v1.21
Uploader: marc.vael@ping.be (Marc Vael)
Author: Dirk Vael
Type: util/arc
DiskSqueeze is a combination of several tools that combine the power
of the LZX compression algorithm with the flexibility of the PackDev
disk-imager. All necessary software is present in this archive, except
the LZX program (see Aminet: util/arc).
Those not interested in another disk-compression program as such,
might take a look at the very useful utilities included here, since
some of these were not released on Aminet before.
DiskSqueeze version 1.21 is a major update of v1.01 of this ultimate
'kick-ass' disk storage solution, with following enhancements:
- writing to disk goes 100% faster
- DMS-archives (any version) transparantly handled
- DMS-archives can be automatically converted to DiskSqueeze-archives
- no memory (or disk) required to handle DMS-archives
- buggy DMS executable no longer needed to handle DMS-archives
- DiskSqueeze-archive TEST option added
- File_ID.DIZ option added
- now using assembler-tools for extra speed (thanks Jorma!)
- several bugfixes, enhancements and new extras (see docs)
Other features (already implemented in v1.01):
- ALWAYS better compression ratio (upto 35%) than DMS or any XPK
- faster compression for registered LZX users (upto 30%)
- Amiga, Macintosh and M$-Dos disks supported (see below)
- DSQ-archives include filelist (for valid filesystem devices)
- fully multitasking + OS compliant (no alien libraries required)
- easy, mouse-driven ASL user-interface (made even more intuitive)
- smart memory-usage monitoring + full error-handling
- extensive (and interesting!) AmigaGuide documentation
- flexible installing (using the 'Installer'-tool)
- including nice MagicWB icons :-)
- *free* registering for help/updates/tools/gossip/...
Devices supported:
- trackdisk.device + clones (mfm.-, diskspare.-, floppy.device)
- ramdrive .device + clones (statram.-, (asdg.)vdisk.device)
- fmsdisk .device (any version)
MINIMUM configuration (ZZzzz...)
- OS 2.04
- M68000
- 1 MB RAM
- LZX v1.20e
RECOMMENDED configuration:
- OS 3.x
- M68020+
- 2 MB RAM (4 MB is optimal)
- a harddisk (at least 1 MEG free for temporary storage)
(but you can forget the harddisk if you got enough RAM)
- LZX v1.21r (only for faster compression)
This release was uploaded to Aminet because the program was in its current
state (v1.21) sitting on my harddisk since the beginning of May, but school
and girls kept me from uploading it. Sorry guys! Well, read the docs for
more info on the fully reworked next release (v2.0), but I dunno when that
will take place... Inbetween, love (or hate) this much improved version.