Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ucbvax!SFAUSTIN.BITNET!Z4648252 From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: The *new* DC Squish from Double Click Utilities... Message-ID: <891013.16005173.072949@SFA.CP6> Date: 13 Oct 89 22:00:52 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 42 One joy that a user-enthusiast has when receiving new software is the observation of the evolving improvement of already great packages. I've already stated that Double Click's DC Squish is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Well, add butter and milk to the sliced bread, which was formerly dry before. DC Squish just gets better and better! DC Squish has now been improved upon in a quiet but major way. We have talked about DC Squish and the PD/Shareware (???) Packer before on this net. Packer, when it did work, generally bested DC Squish in file compression. DC Squish, on the other hand, was much more user friendly and a whole lot of fun to use. The new DC Squish is just as friendly, just as dependable, and more important, compresses files tighter than it formerly did. Easily, it approaches and outdoes Packer. Briefly the following list sums up the improvements and added options: 1. More compression. 2. Faster execution speed. 3. Automatic conversion from old DC Squish to new -- painless! 3. User options for widcarding and keeping original file names. 4. Automatic multiple file compression (user's choice). Commands engaging the new features are easy and everything is just, well, friendly. Below is a brief list of file sizes for three programs. Many cheers for DoubleClick. They treat us well. Please BUY their products, folks. I want more utilities from these guys!!! I've a feeling that this is just a taste of good things to come. PROGRAM ORIGINAL SIZE OLD SQUISH NEW SQUISH ---------------------------------------------------------------- Flash 1.60 137.492 K 106.222 K 97.220 K Turbo 1.60 52.587 K 26.858 K 23.412 K WordPerfect (Aug 89) 204.280 K 161.726 K 151.632 K ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Nope, I don't work for these fine folks. I'm just a very happy buying customer.] Larry Rymal: |East Texas Atari 68NNNers|