OS/2 FAQ List: User's Edition (4 Apr 94)

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(3.14) Disk Compression Software



What on-the-fly disk compression software is available? 



Stacker 1.1 for OS/2 and DOS (Stac Electronics, phone 619-431-7474) and 
DCF/2 (Proportional Software, phone 303-484-2665) are available for OS/2. 



Stacker provides on-the-fly disk compression for FAT drives only.  The 
product provides compression for both DOS and OS/2 in the same package, 
and it will convert MS-DOS DoubleSpace and PC-DOS SuperStor/DS disk 
compression into Stacker format.  Early purchasers of the product (Version 
1.01 or earlier) should download a patch available from CompuServe to 
address problems with the handling of extended attributes. 



DCF/2 compresses both FAT and HPFS drives.  The DCF/2 container file can 
even be located on other devices besides hard disks.  However, many users 
have not been satisfied with the product's performance. 





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