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DCSQUISHED file size comparisons

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From: Z4648252
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1989 06:55
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    For your viewing pleasure, the following list is a comparison of
file sizes, before Double Click's Squish application and after.  Note
all files work perfectly and slightly faster than they originally did.

    Program        Orig size    Squished size    Percent savings

FLASH 1.6          137492         106222         23%
UISII.PRG           24106          20548         15%
JUGGLER2             5882           5062         14%
SHADOW              16938          13432         21%
JOUST               82847          50428         40%
GFABASIC            57738          49694         14%
GFABASRO            41176          35236         15%
HOTWIRE             55957          31802         44%
MULTIFILE           33423          23538         30%
ICONEDIT (NEODESK)  27304          23028         16%
NEOMASTR            10315           9318         10%
WORDPERFECT (8-89) 202358         160156         21%
TWKS-FONTWIDTH      22637          16784         26%
TWKS-PUBLISHER     146917         108028         27%
TURBO_ST 1.6.ACC    52587          26858         49%  (WOW!!!)

    A kbyte here, a kbyte there and the savings add up.  Notice that
large files can really gain you some disk space.
    Double Click has really given us one heck of a utility here.  I am
continually impressed.

Larry Rymal in East Texas <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>
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