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- INFO.TXT
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- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- What is ICE?
-
- Distribution
-
- Legalese
-
- Running ICE
- Requirements
- Installation
- Instructions
-
- Revision History
-
- Known Bugs
-
- Future Plans
-
- Updates
-
- Credits
-
-
- What Is ICE?
- ============
-
- Ice is a file splicer for storing storing self extracting PKzip's,ARJs,
- LHARCs etc.
- It creates files which are compatible for use with id's DE-ICE.
- The main reason for writing it was to store sets of PWADS etc. in a nice easy
- format for installing as well as backing up Doom as it was updated (final
- version is 1.9 now) rather than having disks of update patches everywhere.
-
-
- Distribution
- ============
-
- The file should be disributed as received, ICE???.EXE, with all files intact.
- It is freeware so give it to anyone, just don't play with it.
-
-
- Legalese
- ========
-
- Copyrights.
- Not much to say here really. Hope id don't mind me obviously naming
- it after DE-ICE, but it seemed the most obvious name really.
- All copyrights are recognized, namely
-
- id for DE-ICE
- PKWARE for PKZIP
- R. K. Jung for ARJ
- Haruyasu Yoshizaki for LHA
-
-
- Running ICE
- ===========
-
- Requirements
- Not a lot - DOS (give Novell a try it's better than MS!!!)
-
- Installation
- Extract the file into a suitable dir and thats it.
-
- Instructions
- Dead simple, run the file and enter the filename of the
- self-extracting file o.k
- The file needs to be in the current DIR.
- Enter the details as requested and off it goes.
- It's helpful to know the uncompressed space before running
- ICE though.....
- Don't see the point in adding any more substantial instructions
- here as it's not that hard to use.
-
- Revision History
- =================
-
-
- V1.0 - First attempt, basic data input. Never released.
-
- V1.1 - First release.
- Includes - Colour boxes (looks nice)
- All input data can be seen on screen
-
- Bug Fix - Can create files if less than 1.4Mb (why'd you want
- to ice it anyway?)
-
- V1.11 -Internal improvements - better code structure.
-
- V1.12 - Bug Fix - V1.11 created a file 0 rather than 1 if creating more
- than 1 file
-
- V1.13 - Bug Fix - Now allows 8 character files, previously 8 chars resulted
- in funny errors.
-
- V1.2 - New exit screen, other minor improvements.
-
- V1.21 - cls routine converted to asm to remove screen glitch on exit
- main screen now fades individual colours rather than all white
- to black.
- Fixed new bug caused by inline assembly which crashed program if
- default install dir was 8 chars long.
-
-
- Known Bugs
- ==========
-
- Interesting One this... On my machine it takes four minutes to create a 1.4Mb
- file whereas on my mates machine it takes 14secs. Don't know why.
- Maybe converting file access to Assembly might fix it...
- Apparently memory managers do have something to do with it, but again, this
- varies from machine to machine. Qemm causes a big slow down on another mates
- machine.
- If in trouble, try using just Himem or EMM386 instead.....
- Otherwise hope for some sort of bug fix. If you want more details to try and
- fix it then contact me.
-
-
- Future Plans
- ============
-
- Hopefully the ability to automatically calculate the uncompressed file size.
- If i can work out the zip file format or some other way of doing it.
-
-
- Updates
- =======
-
- Updates as when they become available should be found at the following
- places :
-
- wherever you got it from.
- Should be available on various ftp sites around the world
- in pub/msdos/utils or similar directory.
-
- otherwise i can email updates to you if you want.
-
-
- Credits
- =======
-
- Written by Aragorn! using Borland C++ 3.1 and some Assembly.
- (c) Aragorn! 1994,95
-
- Any queries or suggestions can be sent to :
-
- Email - bsc4074@dcs.napier.ac.uk
- Snail Mail - 91 Heslington Lane
- Fulford
- York
- England
- Y01 4HP
-
- I am always open to suggestions for enhancements to the program.
- Any included features will be documented as nescessary.