Re: [Freedos-user] Compressed folders?
Hi Robert, 1) ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/arcers/jam125sw.zip JAM is a transparent hard disk compressor, which enlarges your disk space. With the JAM you will forget about annoying messages like 'Insufficient disk space...' with no need to purchase a new hard disk. It only mentions compatibility for DOS versions up to for example MS DOS 7.0 so maybe it does not support LBA or FAT32? The docs do mention many authors so one could ask about that and maybe also about whether they can make JAM freeware. Now it is shareware but free for personal use. 2) ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/execomp/diet145f.zip Link seems to be dead but Garbo has it: ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/execomp/ 1.2. What makes DIET really unique is its ability to compress DATA Files and to automatically expand them when you call them into an Word Processor or Editor to read or change them. When loaded as TSR, DIET seems to decompress files into tempfiles and redirect access to those. Changes can optionally be compressed again and written back to the original but compressed files. If it is not loaded as TSR, DIET is just an exe packer like UPX and any DIET compressed data files will look broken for your apps because they of course do not know how they are compressed ;-). Still DIET is a classic and probably worth trying. Shareware, but free for personal use :-). I assume it can work with most non-LFN DOS apps. Eric -- Crystal Reports #45; New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensign option that enables unlimited royalty#45;free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Compressed folders?
Besides the idea is completely other (and not bad at all, if you ask me). Appart from realtime compression, I think you save a lot from the variable-sectors-per-cluster approach... (Just the reason why a file of 1 byte of size may get compressed on a 1:32 ratio ;) ). Aitor 2009/4/12 Eric Auer e.a...@jpberlin.de: Hi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoubleSpace Note also that I have FreeDOS installed on a SD card in my PDA. Not sure these hard disk utilities will work in this case. Those tools use the standard Int13h interface. So they don't care about SD or CF... On the other hand, DoubleSpace is old and might have no support for LBA or for disks about N GB where N is a very small number... And of course DoubleSpace is not freeware. Eric -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Compressed folders?
Hi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoubleSpace Note also that I have FreeDOS installed on a SD card in my PDA. Not sure these hard disk utilities will work in this case. Those tools use the standard Int13h interface. So they don't care about SD or CF... On the other hand, DoubleSpace is old and might have no support for LBA or for disks about N GB where N is a very small number... And of course DoubleSpace is not freeware. Eric -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Compressed folders?
Michael Horvath wrote: I know there used to be a DOS utility called DOUBLESPACE. Not sure if it works for FreeDOS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoubleSpace Note also that I have FreeDOS installed on a SD card in my PDA. Not sure these hard disk utilities will work in this case. Those tools use the standard Int13h interface. So they don't care about SD or CF. But PDA sounds like a x86 emulation, which might introduce some other difficulties. Robert Riebisch -- BTTR Software http://www.bttr-software.de/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Compressed folders?
Robert Riebisch wrote: Michael Horvath wrote: I know there used to be a DOS utility called DOUBLESPACE. Not sure if it works for FreeDOS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoubleSpace Note also that I have FreeDOS installed on a SD card in my PDA. Not sure these hard disk utilities will work in this case. Those tools use the standard Int13h interface. So they don't care about SD or CF. But PDA sounds like a x86 emulation, which might introduce some other difficulties. Robert Riebisch Yes, I am using an x86 emulator on my PDA. I would also like the compressed files to be readable by my Pocket PC's native operating system. -Mike -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Compressed folders?
Michael Horvath wrote: Is there a way to compress folders so they take up less space? Ideally, I would like to be able to compress into a zip file, and still have the OS treat it as a regular folder. As long as other OSs can view/access the folder and its files, then any type of compression is OK. This is called on-line or real-time disk compression. I know two free products for DOS, but I never tried those on FreeDOS. 1) ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/arcers/jam125sw.zip *** ... 1.1. What is the JAM? JAM is a transparent hard disk compressor, which enlarges your disk space. With the JAM you will forget about annoying messages like 'Insufficient disk space...' with no need to purchase a new hard disk. ... *** 2) ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/execomp/diet145f.zip *** ... 1.2. What makes DIET really unique is its ability to compress DATA Files and to automatically expand them when you call them into an Word Processor or Editor to read or change them. (a) To use that feature, you must load DIET so that it is resident in memory (i.e., Terminate and Stay Resident, or TSR). *** Both are free at least for personal use. Robert Riebisch -- BTTR Software http://www.bttr-software.de/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Compressed folders?
Is there a way to compress folders so they take up less space? Ideally, I would like to be able to compress into a zip file, and still have the OS treat it as a regular folder. As long as other OSs can view/access the folder and its files, then any type of compression is OK. Thanks. -Mike -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
