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This is a short list of the main changes in WWPACK:
version 3.03 1 june 1995
o fixed a bug in MIN_ALLOC and MAX_ALLOC fields (EXE headers)
o optimized assembler procedures (2 x faster unpack 'PU' HARD <E>)
o ASK option in "pack already packed files" menu
o CRC module and CRC public domain program
o pack with password command: 'PP' <R>
o better "check for free disk space" controller
o checking for disk write-protection
o now WWPACK recognizes files packed by AINEXE, AVPACK, OPTLINK (pass1),
PGMPAK and PKLITE 1.50
o minor changes in the user interface
o now WWPACK removes Borland Debug_Info
o "autoexec mode" and CRC module in WWVIR program
o new EXEINFO may compare headers
o less memory required to run WWPACK: 450Kb
o Error: "two identical relocation entries" changed to a Warning message
o new distribution site: VGA-Software GmbH for Austria, Germany and Suisse
o now WWPACK automatically converts COMs to EXEs and removes overlays
version 3.02a 18 april 1995
Changes:
o DOC files
o new distribution site: San Francisco
o new distribution method for registered and enhanced versions:
now requires the WWPACK.REG file.
Note: Technically, nothing has changed.
version 3.02 25 march 1995
o works on 8088/8086 processors
o WWPACKed programs run on 8088/8086 processors
o new decompression procedures (smaller)
o improved 'T' command
o WWPACK can try to pack already packed files
o recognizes files packed by SCRNCH, PACKWIN and Windows/OS/2 files
o removed 80386 compression mode
o fixed a small bug in compressing relocation tables
o paths
o new 'PU' compression mode: HARD <E>
o anti-virus program <R>
version 3.01 11 december 1994
o more than 70% faster compression
o a bit higher compression ratio
o faster decompression (in registered version of course)
o new command 'WWPACK T' checks all EXE files
o fixed small bug in compression procedures
o now WWPACK works with SHARE resident program
o removed some compression methods: now the best is the fastest
o v3.01 recognizes more packers
o new procedures of allocating memory (less memory needed to run)
version 3.00 16 october 1994
The first version available in internet which packs relocation
table and code of any EXE file.
Built on v2.04 but with more than 50 changes in old procedures
and more than 1500 lines of a new source code !
o packs code and data
o option 'T' recognizes files packed not only by WWPACK but by
any other compressor too
o added 'PU' option (Enhanced version only)
o new parameter: 'UR' (to unpack code and data only) <R>
o WWPACK packs data files (added 'PD' and 'UD' options)
o added configuration menu
o WWPACK understands wildcards and can pack all files in current
directory
version 2.04 and earlier
Written for internal use only. Not distributed.