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******************************************************************
PFX Shell 1.2
Copyright 1991 by Doyle C. Helms Jr.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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No distribution for profit or charge without written consent from
author (I've always wanted to say that:>)
THIS "DOC" FILE MUST ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THE PROGRAM
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* *
* PFXSHELL 1.2 ALL TOS VERSION *
* PFXSHELL NOW WORKS WITH TOS 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 *
* AND ALL MEMORY SIZES (WITHIN LIMITS OF PFXPAK.TTP) *
******************************************************************
I recently downloaded a small utility program that claimed to
compress a "executable" file(s) to that on the level of the LHARC
(LZH) compression method. After compression, you then could just
"double click" on that file from the desktop and it would
"quickly" (understatement) decompress in memory and run as normal.
Well it worked as advertised! I then began to compress ALL my
programs and I saved an amazing amount of disk space!
The only drawback (albeit small, GEM really makes a person
lazy), was that you had to type in the name of the file and path
you wished to compress/uncompress(yes it will decompress them
also) and the path and compressed/decompressed file name.
To make a short story shorter, I wrote this little shell
program that provides you with a fileselector to find the file you
wish to compress and also one to place the file where you want it
with it's compressed filename. The reason I say compressed
filename is the it is recommended that the name be different after
compression to avoid problems with overwriting the original(and
losing it) if there is a problem with compression. As I stated
before, ALL of * MY * files(PRG's) compressed and ran without
problem, but most ACC's have some problems, so be careful!
Instructions:
1. Make sure PFXPAK.TTP and PFXSHELL.RSC are in the same directory
(folder or whatever) that PFXSHELL.PRG is in.
2. Run PFXSHELL.PRG
(a) PFXSHELL(1.2) now shows the MAX file size that can be
compressed/decompressed on your particular system.
PFXPAK.TTP will only allow file sizes up to the amount
of free memory that you have available after all of your
auto run prg's,ACC's and RAMDISKS.
(b) If you have LARGE files(larger than free memory) that
you wish to compress, clear out ALL auto run prg's,
ACC's and RAMDISKS!
3. Select operation: "PACK" to compress a file, "UNPACK" to
uncompress a PFXPAKed file or "QUIT" to quit the program.
(a). I took the liberty of giving the "packed" program(s) a
".APP" extender(for A Packed Program) which you can
change at time of packing or on the desktop. I also
chose the ".UPP" extender for unpacking(guess
why<grin>).
4. Live Long and Prosper.
Now of course you know this is "Shareware". If you like this
program and would like to see more high quality programs, buy a
"Share" of Atari stock tomorrow(that way, there will still be
Atari computers around). Heck it's only about 2 bucks a pop, thats
a lot cheaper that most "Shareware" requests, is it not?
IF YOU WOULD RATHER SEND ME THE MONEY, I WILL PUT IT TO GOOD USE!
Report all bugs to Santa, Tooth Fairy or the Wicked Witch because
I don't want to hear about 'em... <grin>
Let me know if there are any problems...
Doyle~
D.Helms [GEnie] or STARTWO [Delphi]