On 26 Jan 02 at 12:42, John T. wrote:
>>Forget ANY form of Drivespace/Doublespace/Stacker, etc.
>>You'll never get 14 GB of .MP3s onto 8 GB.
>>
>>These disk-compression programs worked fine for text files,
>>but were almost useless for any already-compressed file type.
>>(Zips, JPGs, GIF, etc. - including later MP3/MPGs.)
Even on compressed files like the above mentioned there was some gain
from the wasted space that is lost in any file that is not an exact
multiple of the allocation unit size. With all of the files in a
single concatenated file, it could account for a significant savings.
>>All such disk-compression programs were "time bombs", anyway.
>>Sooner or later, they would self-destruct, making the entire
>>disk image unreadable.
True, but when you "shuck right down to the cob", isn't every storage
medium (except for carved granite) really a "time bomb" if you use it
long enough? Tick, tick...
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
Chaos, panic and disorder...my work here is done.
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