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- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 07:57:00 EST
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- From: Rob Rittenhouse <RITTENHO@FAUVAX.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: NB4.0 & Stacker
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene
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- Another useful program I have found is DIET, available from SIMTEL.
- DIET can compress executables like PKLITE and what's more can compress
- data files then run as a TSR to decompress. Kinda like a selective stacker.
-
- You can use DIET to compress selected executables (those with no overlays)
- and most data files. Unlike Stacker problems would be limited to particular
- files and programs (e.g. PCO doesn't like it's outlines dieted) and you
- don't have to worry about losing a whole hard disks worth of data because
- one bit flipped.
-
- Rob Rittenhouse
-
- PS: I've never tried to compress Notabene--figured that would be playing
- with fire.
-