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- Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
- Date: Sunday, 6 Sep 1992 23:43:52 CDT
- From: <U59985@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Message-ID: <92250.234352U59985@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Autodoubler 2.0
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- Here are some news on AutoDoubler 2.0 for those who are interested.
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- AD 2.0 will compress/decompress about 25% faster than 1.07.
- AD 2.0 will come with CopyDoubler. This is an extension that will allow the use
- r to copy files in the Finder about 2-3 times faster. It will also allow the co
- pying of files without decompressing them first.
- AD 2.0 will allow files to be transferred over the network without decompressin
- g them first.
- AD 2.0 will contain some interface changes - including a bar graph to show how
- much of the disk is compressed.
- AD 2.0 will contain a feature similar to screen savers - a compress now and a d
- on't compress corner - user adjustable, of course.
- AD 2.0 will allow the compression of extensions and control panels. This featur
- e is normally off and only those INITS specified by the user will be compressed
- .
- AD 2.0 will also allow compressed applications/inits/cdevs to be run on systems
- without AD 2.0 - This is similar to More Disk Space.
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- To the best of my knowledge AD 2.0 is not yet shipping. I've called MacConnecti
- on and MacZone and they haven't heard anything about a new version yet. To be f
- air the AOL News Release where I got this info from said that it would be shipp
- ing in September.
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- Personally, I'm waiting for AD 2.0 eagerly. I've used AD 1.07 now for 3 months
- and I love it.
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- Also if anyone is interested, Now Utilities 4.0 has not been received by either
- MacConnection or MacZone. Although MacZone is taking orders for it already. Th
- e price is $94.
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-
- Thomas
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