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From: pv9y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
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Subject: Re: DiskDoubler
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Date: 21 Aug 90 14:52:04 GMT
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In article <14667@shlump.nac.dec.com>, long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
>>Does anybody out there have any experience with DiskDoubler?

No need to add much to Rich's description, I just wanted to add my
voice to the people who love DiskDoubler. It's a very well done
product that was well worth the $40 I got it for at Macworld. It could
use a better manual, but you don't need the manual at all because it
is so easy to use.

Adam
 
> I've got 3.0 and love it. It can open compressed files either from a
> double-click in the Finder, or from an SFGetFile (decompress on the way in,
> compress on the way out). It's an excellent product. I'd say I save roughly
> 50% in file size. Another nice feature is that it decompresses Stuffit
> archives into their own folders.
> 
> I do have one problem though, OF COURSE with Microsoft Excel v1.5. I've
> compressed all my worksheets, and while a double click from the Finder will
> open them correctly, I cannot open them from an SFGetFile. The decompression
> starts, then I get a message about "folders nested too deeply". I've moved the
> program and the sheets into various folders, and nothing helps. Any ideas? I
> suspect this is not Salient's fault.
> 
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Adam C. Engst                                pv9y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu   
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