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Re: Compressed directories

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From: Ron Dippold
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:17
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dmurdoch@mast.queensu.ca (Duncan Murdoch) writes:
>After reading Undocumented DOS, it seems relatively straightforward to 
>install a TSR that looks like a network drive, but actually stores all data 
>in a single file (perhaps a compressed archive) on the original drive.  

>The point would be to save space:  I've got a commercial program with 
>hundreds and hundreds of tiny files; since my cluster size is 4K, 70% of the 
>space these files use is wasted.  

>Before I go and try this myself, does anyone know of a free version already
>in existence?  I'm only going to end up saving a few megabytes, so I don't 
>want to spend money on this, but it would be an interesting programming 
>exercise if it hasn't already been done.

Well, they're not free, but Stacker and Doubledisk already do this.
For the price (about $80 US, I think), it might not be worth your time
to do it yourself. 
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