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                          PFX Shell 1.2
               Copyright 1991 by Doyle C. Helms Jr.
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No distribution for profit or charge without written consent  from 
author (I've always wanted to say that:>)
        THIS "DOC" FILE MUST ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THE PROGRAM
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*                  PFXSHELL 1.2 ALL TOS VERSION                  *
*          PFXSHELL NOW WORKS WITH TOS 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4          *
*       AND ALL MEMORY SIZES (WITHIN LIMITS OF PFXPAK.TTP)       *
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     I recently downloaded a small utility program that claimed to 
compress a "executable" file(s) to that on the level of the  LHARC 
(LZH) compression method.  After compression,  you then could just 
"double  click"  on  that  file from  the  desktop  and  it  would 
"quickly" (understatement) decompress in memory and run as normal. 
Well  it  worked as advertised!  I then began to compress  ALL  my 
programs and I saved an amazing amount of disk space!

     The  only drawback (albeit small,  GEM really makes a  person 
lazy),  was that you had to type in the name of the file and  path 
you  wished  to compress/uncompress(yes it  will  decompress  them 
also) and the path and compressed/decompressed file name.

     To  make  a short story shorter,  I wrote this  little  shell 
program that provides you with a fileselector to find the file you 
wish to compress and also one to place the file where you want  it 
with  it's  compressed  filename.  The  reason  I  say  compressed 
filename is the it is recommended that the name be different after 
compression  to avoid problems with overwriting  the  original(and 
losing  it) if there is a problem with compression.  As  I  stated 
before,  ALL  of  * MY * files(PRG's) compressed and  ran  without 
problem, but most ACC's have some problems, so be careful!


     Instructions:

1.  Make  sure  PFXPAK.TTP and PFXSHELL.RSC are in the same directory 
    (folder  or whatever) that PFXSHELL.PRG is in.
2.  Run PFXSHELL.PRG
     (a)  PFXSHELL(1.2) now shows the MAX file size that can  be                     
          compressed/decompressed on your particular system.
          PFXPAK.TTP will only allow file sizes up to the  amount 
          of free memory that you have available after all of your 
          auto run prg's,ACC's and RAMDISKS.
     (b)   If you have LARGE files(larger than free  memory)  that 
           you wish to compress,  clear out ALL auto  run  prg's, 
           ACC's and RAMDISKS!
3.  Select  operation:  "PACK" to  compress  a  file,  "UNPACK"  to
    uncompress a PFXPAKed file or "QUIT" to quit the program.
    (a).  I  took the liberty of giving the "packed" program(s)  a 
           ".APP"  extender(for A Packed Program)  which  you  can 
           change  at time of packing or on the  desktop.  I  also 
           chose   the  ".UPP"   extender   for   unpacking(guess 
           why<grin>).
4.  Live Long and Prosper.


     Now of course you know this is "Shareware".  If you like this 
program  and would like to see more high quality programs,  buy  a 
"Share"  of  Atari stock tomorrow(that way,  there will  still  be 
Atari computers around). Heck it's only about 2 bucks a pop, thats 
a lot cheaper that most "Shareware" requests, is it not?

IF YOU WOULD RATHER SEND ME THE MONEY, I WILL PUT IT TO GOOD USE!

Report all bugs to Santa,  Tooth Fairy or the Wicked Witch because 
I don't want to hear about 'em... <grin>

Let me know if there are any problems...

Doyle~
D.Helms [GEnie] or STARTWO [Delphi]