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- Short: Speedup for AddDataTypes
- Author: nagilum@chillout.org
- Uploader: nagilum@chillout.org
- Version: 1.0
- Type: util/dtype
-
- Features
- ~~~~~~~~
- FasterDataTypes 1.0 will cat all descriptor files in Your
- SYS:Devs/DataTypes drawer into one file (called AllTypes).
- This will lead into a faster execution of the C:AddDataTypes command wich
- is usally executed in the S:Startup-Sequence in the result Your machine
- will boot a little bit faster.
- FasterDataTypes will not delete anything on Your HD, all descriptor files
- will be moved to SYS:Storage/DataTypes.
-
- Requirements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Iffar - included in this package.
- Amiga OS3.0 - as a requirement for DataTypes
- some DataTypes installed
- a SYS:Storage/DataTypes drawer
-
- Installation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Drag it wherever you want.
- But don't forget to put also iffar in the directory (or somewhere else
- in the search path).
-
-
- Usage
- ~~~~~
- Start it and press the Install/Update button.
- If You have installed new descriptor files start it again.
- If You want to remove a descriptor, go to Your SYS:Storage/DataTypes
- drawer and remove the descriptor(s) then start FasterDataTypes again.
-
- Technical
- ~~~~~~~~~
- what it does:
- 1.FDT moves all files except AllTypes#? from Sys:Devs/DataTypes to
- Sys:Storage/DataTypes.
- 2.Delete all files left in Sys:Devs/DataTypes.
- 3.Cat all descriptor files in Sys:Storage/DataTypes to
- Sys:Devs/DataTypes/AllTypes, copy SYS:Storage/DataTypes/8SVX.info
- to SYS:Devs/DataTypes/AllTypes.info to have a icon.
-
-
- History
- ~~~~~~~
- 30.02.97 - Version 1.0 initial release
-
-
- DISCLAIMER: THE AUTHOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS
- OF DATA OR WHATEVER CAUSED BY FasterDataTypes.
- ANYONE USES IT WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
-
- Author
- ~~~~~~
- If you want to contact the author you can contact him on:
-
- E-Mail: nagilum@chillout.org
-
- or on IRC: Nagilum on #AmigaGer or #Chillout
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- 2273 559 75.4% 24-Feb-97 18:44:34 FasterDataTypes.info
- 1649 718 56.4% 24-Feb-97 18:41:54 +FasterDataTypes
- 1471 888 39.6% 24-Feb-97 18:40:24 +FasterDataTypes.info
- 1826 879 51.8% 24-Feb-97 18:43:26 +FasterDataTypes.readme
- 1437 544 62.1% 24-Feb-97 18:40:24 +FasterDataTypes.readme.info
- 24532 11272 54.0% 02-Oct-88 12:56:04 +iffar
- 1459 1044 28.4% 24-Feb-97 18:40:24 +iffar.info
- 5881 2715 53.8% 02-Oct-88 12:55:02 +iffar.readme
- 1437 544 62.1% 24-Feb-97 18:40:24 +iffar.readme.info
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- 41965 19163 54.3% 27-Feb-97 02:02:26 9 files
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