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From: lhaider@pro-sol.cts.com (Lawrence Haider)
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Subject: Re: ShrinkIt program
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Date: 19 Oct 89 04:49:51 GMT
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Network Comment: to #12367 by jlai@pro-sol.cts.com

>        Just another praise for Andy Nicholas and his ShrinkIt.  Once
>upon a time, I archived some of my files (for backup purposes) using
>PBH, Binary II, and ProPacker.  The completed archives took up twenty
>3.5 inch diskettes.
>        Then there was ShrinkIt.  The same files now take up nine (yes
>9!) disks and are in only one format!  I also like the 'user
>friendly-ness' of his program.  Mahalo Andy!  And yes people, I
>probably (very probably) will buy his GS version as soon as I
>re-locate to the east-coast.
>                                       Latas, Jack

Great! But, can it backup a hard disk and split files across diskettes?  As
far
as ShrinkIt 2.02 goes, I haven't found a way.  My backup program is the one
found in ProSEL.  Its nice and fast, but uses no compression to save disk
space.  If ShrinkIt GS can serve the double duty of being a good backup
program, I'd pay big bucks for it!
                        
Andy, you listening?
                                        Laer
lhaider@pro-sol.cts.com