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- Here is the latest version of Pack-Ice (2.40).
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- There have only been little changes:
- - The files that are packed executable are now 6 bytes smaller. Wow.
- Isn't that great. This might save up to 1 kB on your disk. If the
- file was 1030 bytes before and now it is 1024, then you gained 1kB
- of disk space...
- - The program is compatible to more programs. Try the programs that
- never worked when they were packed with any packer. It might work
- now. (No promises made...)
- - You can tell the program what to do with use of the command line.
- If you have the new TT or whatever Tos, then you can drag all
- executable files on Pack-Ice and they will be packed. I can't try
- this myself, because I have a smelly old 1040 with old Tos.
- Hey! My ST is not THAT bad. It is one of the few limited machines
- on which Nick of TCB has coded. I even have a document to prove
- that! Now, isn't that a tremendous gain of value? Ok, yes. Still
- the above mentioned feature does not work on my ST.
- Anyway, you can install a certain extension to be packed by the
- packer. You can find out how this is done if you look through your
- Atari ST owners manual where you can also find out how to format
- disks and to copy disks only after you formatted them and the like.
- - Chaos Inc. (and all others how need such a thing) can now type a
- command line that has a "$" in the beginning, followed by those
- characters that are equivalent to the keypresses made when using
- the packer.
- Example "$1yFUCK_YOU.PI1" will pack the file FUCK_YOU.PI1 as picture
- file.
- - You can also select the path using the text input!!! You don't need
- to use the alert boxes. This will also work with correct pathes.
- I finally had the guts to program this kind of shit.
- - This is the first new Pack-Ice version after a break of about
- half a year. But now, I got some motivation from other people who
- (I couldn't believe it) ARE still interested in new versions....
- So, here is the first one.
- I didn't take much time to do this one, but wait what comes next.
- I probably would have done another version if not that beta test
- version had spread out without me wanting it. But after everybody
- had it, I didn't feel too much like making a newer version.
- Anyway, it did not happen on purpose, so there is nobody to blame.
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