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####################################### ####################################### ## DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER 1.0 ## ## ## ## (C)JULY 1984 ## ## WRITTEN BY ## ## ## ## DD A L TTT OO N N ## ## D D A A L T O O N N ## ## D D AAA L T O O NN N ## ## D D A A L T O O N NN ## ## DD A A LLL T OO N N ## ####################################### ####################################### (CANADIAN PIRACY ON STAGE...) INTRO: ----- 'DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER' is a new program which compresses a whole disk into 1,2,3 or 4 binary files maximum. As you will see, 'D.D.D. 1.0' is much better than disk splitter, disk rigger and disk slicer. It works with ONE or TWO drives and with an original DOS 3.3 or a modified DOS 3.3 (like PRONTO-DOS, DIVERSI-DOS, DAVID DOS, SUPERDOS, ZDOS, HYPERDOS, etc.). PACK A DISK (COMPRESS): ---------------------- When you pack, the SOURCE disk is the disk you want to compress and the TARGET is an initialized disk which will contains the compressed files. To compress a disk into files, BRUN D.D.D. 1.0 and enter the number of drives you have. Now, choose option 1 (PACK) and enter the name of the program you want to compress. Before pressing 'RETURN', insert the ORIGINAL disk into drive 1 and an initialized disk (TARGET disk) into drive 2 if you have 2 drives (be sure you have enough space on this disk). Now press 'RETURN'. Voila! If you have not enough space on your TARGET disk, the program will stop and write 'DISK FULL'. Just change the TARGET disk and put another one, then press a key (not 'ESC'...) to complete the compression. When the program has finished, press 3 to quit, 1 to PACK or 2 to UNPACK another disk. UNPACK A DISK (DECOMPRESS): -------------------------- When you UNPACK, the SOURCE is the disk with the compressed files and the TARGET is the disk you want to merge onto. To re-assemble (UNPACK) a disk, BRUN D.D.D. 1.0 and enter the number of drives you have. Now choose option 2 (UNPACK) and enter the name of the program you want to UNPACK. Before pressing 'RETURN', insert the SOURCE disk drive 1 and the TARGET disk (a blank disk, initialized or NOT) into drive 2 if you have 2 drives. Now press 'RETURN'. Voila! When the program has finished, just press 3 to quit, 1 to PACK or 2 to UNPACK another disk. TECHNICAL NOTES: ---------------- - Any time you can press 'ESC' and the program will restart. - The program is completly error proof. - Filenames can be up to 20 characters long. - When you choose the option 3:QUIT, you will be in Applesoft. If you wish to execute the program once again, you must "BRUN" DALTON DISK DISINTEGRATER (don't make a 'CALL XXX' because of the program's structure...). - Is is not necessary for all the compressed files to be present on a single disk when you unpack a program. ADVANTAGES FOR SYSOP: --------------------- 1. Because of the algorithms used in D.D.D. 1.0, the compression is at its maximum, so you can put more programs on your AE LINE or BBS'S disk(s). 2. The downloadings take less time and it is more convenient for users to capture program(s). ADVANTAGES FOR USERS: --------------------- 1. Less time to wait while downloading a disk. 2. Less interventions to the AE LINE when you download a disk (because there's is a maximum of 4 files). 3. For those of you who have one drive, when you will pack or unpack a disk, you will open and close the drive's door (for exchange SOURCE and TARGET disk) only a few times: 2 to 8 times maximum (DISK SLICER: 18 times...). COMPARAISON: ------------ Here are some examples of the program's efficiency with regard to DISK SPLITTER, DISK RIGGER and DISK SLICER. The RATING is the percent % the program has compressed. For example: If the RATING is 25%, the program has compressed 1/4 of the disk. It is impossible to obtain 100%, although obtaining 0% RATING is likely (in this case, no compression has been done). Higher the rating, better the compression... (note: DISK RIGGER1 = DISK RIGGER 1.1 and DISK RIGGER2 = DISK RIGGER 2.0) DISINTEGRATER: 1 to 4 files maximum DISK RIGGER2: 2 to 5 files DISK SPLITTER: 4 to 8 files DISK RIGGER1: 6 files DISK SLICER: 9 files ======================================= Program: BUCK ROGERS DISINTEGRATER:203 sect. Rating:63.8% DISK RIGGER1: 233 sect. Rating:58.4% DISK RIGGER2: 268 sect. Rating:52.1% DISK SLICER: 276 sect. Rating:50.7% DISK SPLITTER:416 sect. Rating:25.7%