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- !Help file for ArcFS version 0.73a (SA Aware)
- by M.Smith
- 27th July 1996
-
- The current full version is v2.56 - Details of how to get it are in the info
- box. Some earlier versions will not work on StrongARM, so you are advised to
- upgrade if you have an earlier version.
-
- Full information on ArcFS is available as part of the 'ArcFSExtra' package,
- along with technical documentation and utilities.
-
- This version of ArcFS is not P.D., but may be distributed subject to the
- conditions in the 'Licence' file.
-
- ArcFS has filing system number 56. My thanks to Acorn for the allocation of
- this filing system number and for the allocation of the SWI chunk bases
- (&437C0 and &48A00) and Filetype (&3FB).
-
- ArcFS allows the loading and opening of files in archives as easily as files
- on ADFS or RamFS. It has its own ArcFS filer which displays the root
- directory in a filer window of any archive which is double clicked. From
- then on files and applications may be loaded as normal by double clicking
- them. Directories may be displayed also by double clicking them. ArcFS can,
- of course, also be used from the command line. Facilities for loading
- encrypted files are included, via a preferences window which can be obtained
- by clicking on the ArcFS icon.
-
- *New to v0.60 / v2.20*
-
- Now *MUCH* Faster. Support for a new archive filetype (&3FB) so ArcFS
- archive aren't loaded by SparkFS. Full version also now puts a second copy
- of file catalogue information immediately before the file data to make
- recovery of files from corrupt archives easier.
-
- *New to v0.65 / v2.23*
-
- Memory management has now been separated out into another module. Dynamic
- area memory management included for RISC OS 3.5 in v2.24
-
- *New to v0.70 / v2.50*
-
- Improved RISC OS 3.5 memory management + Bug fixes. The read only version is
- now smaller - some resources are stored compressed within the application &
- the ArcFS module is compressed with Acorn's DDE Squeeze utility. This is the
- release final version that does not need MessageTrans - Future releases will
- be fully internationalised and on RISC OS 2 machines will need to load it
- from !System.
-
- *****************************************************************************
-
- All comments and suggestions for future improvement are welcome but please
- note that I cannot reply to letters without A STAMPED, ADDRESSED ENVELOPE.
-
- The address is:
-
- Mr. M. Smith
- 3, Findon Court,
- Spinney Hill,
- Addlestone,
- Surrey.
- KT15 1BD.
-
- I would also, of course welcome details of any bugs discovered so
- that I can correct them.
-
- Email mark@findon.demon.co.uk
-
- © Mark Smith, 1996
-