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In article <BxvyIB.2B0@cup.hp.com> runyan@cup.hp.com (Mark Runyan) writes:
>Bing Ho (bing@zinc.cchem.berkeley.edu) wrote:
>>I just read about upgrades for Stacker 3.0!  Is it available in the
>>stores right now and how much more is it compared to Stacker 2.0?
>>
>>Can I buy Stacker 2.0 right now and get Stacker 3.0 free?

Since I purchase 2.0 on 10/25 I immediately called their BBS to see if
I qualified for a free upgrade.  The free upgrade window is 10/26 ->
11/30.  I missed it by a day.  What a bummer.  I am not even using the
2.0 version because the first time I tried to stack an existing disk
it destroyed all my info.  The second time on my newlly formatted hard
disk the stacked partition upset chkdsk very much.  I think the
problem was with QEMM386.  They say they support it and everything,
but I quit using QEMM and my third attempt to create a stacked
partition was successful.  Unfortunately, after I loaded a 80 MB
stacked partition with a lot of my data (compiler, games, mathmatica)
I only got a 1.3 compression ratio and it wasn't worth the trouble.

The new version supposedly improves the stack compression by 10%,
speeds up the disk optimizer, lets you choose between space or speed
for optimization preferences, supplies easier installation tools,
windows stackometer, password protection, stackable floppies, compress
larger drives and enhanced transparency.

We use stacker on a few of the laptops at work my problem was the
first anyone of use had ever heard of.  I decided that it was just not
worth the trouble though.  I like my 607K of conventional memory.

Brian Wilson


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