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- From: h08f@alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de (Faroul)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: PowerPacker
- Message-ID: <h08f.715884508@alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de>
- Date: 7 Sep 92 16:53:40 GMT
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- RPG104@URIACC.BITNET (Don Mac Phee) writes:
-
- > Here's a silly question.
- > How does PowerPacker operate? Does it:
- > a) decrunch the whole file into memory?
- When I use PP, and look at its mem-free, it loads the whole file, allocates
- a buffer for (de)crunching and starts its work. The size of the buffer
- can be set up in one of the menus (little/normal/large).
- > b) decrunch the file sequentially, not killing my precious 1M. :)
- It will only use the mem that is not allocated by any other program.
- > c) Eat small gerbils for breakfast, and do nothing at all...
-
- Faroul
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