It's 352K in size, requires 512K to run in, offers 5 different compression algoryhthms ( basically trading compressed size for speed: the more you compress the file, the longer it takes to compress/decompress it). The files decompress so quickly anyway, it's great for saving space on a small HD by compressing files you seldom use, but want to keep on the HD. Compression is between 40-70%, depending on the type of file.
It allows me to build Archives and .SEAs, and to split large files into floppy-sized chunks (back in the day I remember squeezing a backup of Freehand 5.5 onto a mere 8-800K diskettes! WOW huh)
Another product by the same publisher was AutoDoubler, which I can't recommend; it got way too fresh with my System, installing invisibles all over the place, flagging files etc. But the idea was that it automatically compressed everything, all the time, so you could jam more stuff on a HD, back when a 40MB HD cost several hundred dollars - yikes. Forget AutoDoubler.
One problem with DiskDoubler, is that for file-trading or posting, you'll have to create .SEA files, since most people just have Stuffit (giving your product away for free initially, is a great way to end up dominating the market!). The .SEA files should open on any Mac. DD cannot read other compression formats. In the low 90s, DiskDoubler outshone Compact Pro, Shrinkwrap, and most other compactors of the era. But it isn't always the Best Product that winds up on top of the heap, as we Mac users know...
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Disk Doubler is a compression program originally sold by Salient Software Inc. and saves space on a hard disk. I don't have the specs or minimum system requirements for Disk Doubler.
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