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- From: smargari@nmsu.edu (Susan Margarit)
- Subject: Re: Think Reference 2.0 Review
- In-Reply-To: zobkiw@world.std.com's message of Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:38:48 GMT
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:56:51 GMT
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- >Actually, AutoDoubler compressed the files from about 7.1 megs down
- >to about 4 megs. It seems (when you open the data files with
- >Resorcerer) that they are straight data, no compression built in.
- >
- >Even using AutoDoubler, the boot time of THINK Ref 2.0 was not
- >much slower than it is by default...just a few seconds...on my
- >PowerBook 160.
-
- You should lock the databases (in the get info dialog of finder)
- *after* it is compressed. It launches much faster that way and even
- launches promptly on my PB100.
-
- Jim Margarit (smargari@nmsu.edu)
-