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Fw: Q Stacker2
Hi List!,
Taking the path of least resistance, I am forwarding (copied below) an
edited version of my correspondence between me and Sven re the Stacker files
on a software ftp link on his website. In a nutshell, the Stacker2 files
does not seem complete enough to run and seems to be missing a required file
"STACVOL.COM". Although it seems that I may have located a version 3 of
that file, I have not yet tried that combination yet to see if it works.
The version 3 seems to be specially designed for PC cards (!!) and it's
reference link is mentioned below.
I wanted help to get a copy of the full version of Stacker2 along with it's
manual if possible. Working with different types of disk compression
programs that I own, SuperStor v1.03G, SuperStor Pro v2.0, MS-DblSpace I
find the manual will have information that will make quite a difference in
its operation. Can anyone help me out?
Also, while I do have your ear, I would like to request help in an off-topic
software request that I've been searching for a very, very long time. It is
OBMax for the Omnibook300. Little by little I am learning more about OBMax
and how it does its magic. Apparently only through OBMax is the Omnibook300
allowed to bypass its firmware boot operations and the inherent limitations
and gain over 600K of conventional RAM (!!) Normally, it leaves you with
only 458,064 -a big difference! Without OBMax, I've been able to achieve
only 506,400. Quite nice, more than what other tinkerers have posted -but
no 600K... :( This seems to be another extremely rare piece o'
software. It is very interesting finding out from systems with OBMax
installed, via their config.sys, that there is an unconfig.exe that can
apparently unload previously loaded firmware tsrs and release their RAM.
There doesn't seem to be another generic program like it in
shareware/freeware utilities. Please inform me if you know of any, -please.
Can anyone on this list help me with this off-topic request?
FORWARDED EMAIL BELOW===============
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sven Utcke" <utcke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bill Moy" <billmoy@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: Q Stacker2
> Hello Bill,
>
> > Did you ever get Stacker2 to work on your system via just the files
> > on your archive?
>
> First of all, I'm sorry to say that this isn't "my" ftp-archive but
> something which was around a long time before I even owned a pc3k.
> From stac.doc I assume it was originally run by "Adam".
>
> That said, no, I never tried any stacker on the pc3k yet. I once used
> stacker on the Olivetti Quaderno, but don't remember where I got that
> version from (presumably it came with some version of DOS I might have
> had flying around).
>
> However, SCREATE.SYS says:
>
> Used in config.sys or command line to init disk drives for use by Stacker.
> If one does not exist, an empty STACVOL file is created for each argument.
> These STACVOL files are then immediately available for use by Stacker.
> Usage: device=stacvol.com d:[filename.ext][/s=nnn.n][/c=nnn] ...
> or: C>stacvol d:[filename.ext][/s=nnn.n][/c=nnn] ...
> d: DOS drive to hold created STACVOL file.
> [filename.ext] STACVOL file name. STACVOL.DSK is used as the default.
> [/s=nnn.n] Max physical STACVOL size in meg. Default= all freespace.
> [/c=nn] DOS cluster size in K bytes. Default is 8.
>
> So my guess would be that this is the driver you need, and that it
> goes into config.sys...
>
> > One of the three files on your drive
>
> As I said, not on my drive at all (but maybe I should make a copy,
> just in case...).
>
> > So do you use or own Stacker2 and could you forward me a copy of this
> > abandonware with a copy of it's ever so important manual (for fine
tuning?)
> > If you don't then I will make my request on the list
>
> I think this would be the way to go.
>
> > or from the person who donated the software if you still have the
> > email address.
>
> No idea who that was, but there is (used to be?) a Gerard van Draanen
> on the list...
>
> > Incidently, my web search last night for an abandonware version of
> > Stacker2 gave me very little results -almost none -for *any* version
> > of Stacker. It is truly becoming a rare software.
>
> I thought Mark Gardiner had one on his homepage
> (http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Strand/3387/home.html), but
> aparently not. Still, he's on the list too...
>
> > However, there is one interesting link via www.driverguide.com .
> > The search for Stacker led me to a version made for PC Cards,
> > version 3.!! I'll post this interesting point after your reply.
>
> Please do.
>
> > Thanks Sven. [EDITED]
>
>>
> Thanks, and sorry I can't be of more help (but I'm sure some people on
> the list can, or you could try the hplx list, which, alas, is rather
> high volume).
>
> Sven
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