sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com (The RainForest BBS) (02/26/89)
A "wish list" for enhancements to new and budding software is always nice as it allows the software author to write the code in the best interests of all the first time instead of having to rewrite code to accomodate it at a later date. RE: ShrinkIt I have found Andy to be most willing to listen to changes and enhancements to ShrinkIt and considering the fact that he has so little time to work on the code (what with trying to learn a college education) I believe he does quite well. RE: BLU compatibilty I have no idea what-so-ever if the code can be compatible with both formats in the amount of space he has to work with and the speed he is attempting with the compression/packing routines. It WOULD be nice if not only could ShrinkIt unpack BNY/BQY files but had a routine to convert BNY/BQY to SHK format on the fly. (Or a seperate program/utility to only do just that. If it worked in both directions, that would be even better!) Bottom line is that users want to use the fastest utility (time-wise) in working -with- the original files as they can save time both offline as well as online. I too would like to see a BLU/SHK program that both authors could/would support. Realistically speaking though, since Floyd's program is the defacto "standard" in the Apple community he has no reason to support anyone trying to topple him off the hill. (This does not mean that he =WON'T= and I have no idea if he will but he doesn't "have to do so".) As more and more end-users try both systems (BLU and SHK) perhaps popular support of the end-user will dictate which if not both systems survive. As a satisfied user of BLU over the years and an excited user of the NEW ShrinkIt I hope only for the best of both worlds. /steve system manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | UUCP: crash!pro-exchange!sschneider APPLELINK : sschneider | | ARPA: crash!pro-exchange!sschneider@nosc.mil COMPU$ERVE: 75166,2544 | | INET: sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com GENIE : sschneider | | The RainForest @ 305-434-4927 / PO Box 841422, Pembroke Pines, Fl, 33084 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------