xpktest 2.1

Short:        Test XPK libraries' speed/efficiency
Author:       andersno@ifi.uio.no (Anders Nordby)
Uploader:     andersno ifi uio no (Anders Nordby)
Type:         util/pack
Version:      2.1
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

                           X P K - T E S T   V 2.1

                           © 1995 by Anders Nordby

                   F R E E L Y   D I S T R I B U T A B L E


Introduction
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I use xpk libraries for auto-(de)compression of my hd, and I wanted an easier
way of comparing them as I saw many new ones released. I couldn't find any
already released utilities which did what I wanted, so I made XPKTEST.rexx
instead. It is an arexx script which tests compression and decompression
speed of 1-many xpk libraries on 1-many files. The crunch factor is ofcourse
also included, and the output is clean and tidy (IMHO).

PS! If you have trouble with too little hd-space, buy DiskExpander today!
XPK-compression is fast, reliable, flexible, efficient etc. In other words :
everything dblspace/stacker for ms-dos never will be!


Requirements
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The XPK package. Preferably som more (and newer) xpk-libraries.
Kickstart 3.0 (At least you have to have arexx and the cli-commands I use).
A running rexx-server.


History
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V2.1: * Kilobytes per second columns included.
      * Output uses self-adjusting columns.
      * Bugs removed from the CreateConfig-script.
      * More accurate timing : pack from disk to disk, unpack from disk to
        ram.

Feedback
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You can reach me at :

Homepage	: http://www.ifi.uio.no/~andersno
E-mail		: andersno@ifi.uio.no
Phone		: +47 33451010
Snailmail	: Anders Nordby, Kastetskogen 66, 3218 Sandefjord, Norway