... _ _ _ _ ... :::: \\\ sTAGE 1 cOMPLEtED <> pAsSED tHRoUGH TY /// :::: :::_ .___. \ / _::: :://-- | |-----\ 24/7 Static Cable - Daydream/*nix /--------// :: |. .___. _:____ _ ___ _: _ _| |_ \_ // // /____ __ _ cONSOLES/aSCII/aMIGA/gRAFFiti \: \\\_ _/__/ /___ _ /__||/// =C64/mACINTOSH/gAMES/aPPS____ | |_ \_\ \ /____/ _ _____ _ _____ ./ _/ . . /_ \________\________\\ ._) _ \\______\__ \____| \_ _ _: _ : \______\\t^/lp! ____ | _/ / / \ _| _////__\\ / /___ \ \ __ \\ _/__\| \ :/ > t H E y A R D BBS! < _ / / __//__\______\\_\ /_____/ \ \ : : _ //_____\\: \ /___| \_________\ _. -.----\\-----------------------| |----- .-----------||-------- ----/: | tHE iDEA oF sTYLE iS tHE kEYl___|tO aLL fORMs oF rOCKiNG - TY 9615 |_ -@----------------------------._____.---------------------------------@ ______ ______| ______ _____ _/ ___/_\__ ¦/ \/ / |------------------ \____. |/ / / / -------------------. _¦ | / \ \\_. ._/ | \_______________¦\___\ l__| | _________________ _. |\ _________________ | \___ ______. \ / |_| \ \ ____. . \_ | / \ / | \ | | \/ ._¦_| | / | _/ \_ ¦ \ ¦ ¦ \ ¦ \ | ( | \________/________/_______/_________\ ¦__jT\ | `----' | PRESTIGE ^ HELLFIRE ^ LSD ^ CRUX ^ MYTH ^ ART-CORE ^ SCOOPEX | | ENZO - SNAKE & DELBOY/PRESTiGE - DEViL & RAVEN/PRESTiGE | RAJ!/PRESTiGE - FURY/PRESTiGE - MANDRAKE/VANiTY | | A4000 · USR 28.8 DS * 1.0GB · 2 GB DAT * 2x SPEED CD-ROM | | |---------------| 2 NODES RiNGDOWN! - +45-74-833-886 |---------------' [lEcHeD oN » 05.07.95 « » 09:57:13 « UFOk/MsT^LsD^PsG] ó · /\ _ _ __:_ __ ________/\_ _/ \ ___/\______ _______________________ __ : · \/ \/ \/ ___//_/ _____:___ T _ __ / ¦ ¬\____________ /\. .______ : ///_// | \ / / _!__ : ¬\ __ _ / ¯ \________/__ _______/ ¡\_____ ¦ _ \\_\\\ .---÷-\_____________/____/ _ ¬\ /¯ / ` \ _¬\__l_____T \ ¡ | oPEN T ¦ T T \\ /¯¯¯T \ \ \ /` \ | | 4pM | l____! \\ / |:: \ \ \ / ___/ | | - tO - |:. \_ _// ¦:: \_!\ \_ /----' | | 8aM ¦:::. `-----------'/_________!::. \ \ / xCz 'g5!¦ `------. ::::::.__ /:::::::::::::...\ \/ __ : .------' `--÷---\/------÷---/\-----/::::::::::::::::::\---÷-\/--÷---' ¦ aMiGA5oO^12Oo/25o^mEG hD! ¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¦ `---------------------------( sTAFf: uFOk/mST^LSd^PsG )---------' nOdE0: +48 .lOCAL! (sYSOP) ) H²O/iNdY!^iNdY! ( nOdE1: +4889181919 (16k8!) ( f · A · S · t ^ 3 · h ) nOdE2: +48 .eLiTE! (28k8!) `-------------------------' thANX dUDE: KiLLrAVEN * MUAD'DiB * WISHBRINGER * aMON * XTD * EaSy RiDeR * IsHaR FURY * RAJ! * DEATHKNiGHT * sAL-oNE! * aPOLLO * SIRIAX * JAKE * JABO MOTIVE POWER DPJ * DOCENT * JARRI * Wild Thing * GRANACIK * RAF * FRANKLIN * H²O! [lEcHeD oN » 05.07.95 « » 09:57:13 « UFOk/MsT^LsD^PsG] -( [ bOONDOCKS! ] [ oNE oF tHE fASTEST iN eUROPE ] )- ________________________________________________________________________ __/ __ __/ _ __/ _ __/ _ __/ ___ __/ _ __/ ____/ / __/ ____/ \_ _ \_ / \_ / \_ / \_ / \_ / \_ / \_ _ \_____ \_ / / ¯¯/ _/ / _/ / / / _/ / _/ / _/ / / ¯¯/ _/ / /___ \__ \__ \__/ \__ \__ \__ \__/ \__ \ sAl1 \/______\/ \/______\/ \/______\/ \/______\/ \ / \ /________\ / \ /________\ / / \ / \ / [hELLFIRE! wHQ! ] [ tRIStAR aND rED^sECTOR ¡NC! aND lSD! aMIGA eHq! ] [ oRIGIN! aND iLLUSION aMIGA eHq!] [·tRIStAR & rED^sECTOR ¡NC! cONSOLE·&·gERMAN cONSOLE sYNDICATE wORLD hQ!·] [·tRISTAR & rED^sECTOR ¡NC! /X-iNNOVATION wORLD dISTRIBUTION sITE!·] [·pARADOX·sUNFLEX iNC.·&·dEVIOUS dEZIGNS dUTCH hQ!·] [·pRO·ARTS & rOADHOGZ eUROPEAN hQ!·] sYSOP: [-s/\L-oNE!-] cOSYSOPS: [mARIO/tRSI!] [sECTORCHARGER/tRSI/tRSI/tRSI&fTH!] [aPOLLO/pDX!] [eCS/tRSI/tRSI!] [aSTRO/vD/fLT!] [aRTIC cAT!/sNK/eDGE/hF/oTT!] 2 * cREDITZ fOR mAJORS! 3 * cREDITZ fOR mAJORS fROM yOUR oWN gROUP! --»> lATEST aMIEXPRESS vERSION 4.xX! <«-- ---»> nO nEW uSER pASSWORD aND/oR sYSTEM pASSWORD! <«--- -[ +31-(0)-548-540-653 ]--[ +31-(0)-548-521-716 ]--[ +31-(0)-548-521-848 ]- -[ 16k8 dUAL ]- -[ 16k8 dUAL ]- -[ 16k8 dUAL ]- [-[[ uPLOADEd bY: StormCrow ]]-] [-[[ nODE: 01 ]]-] [-[[ tIME aND dATE oF tHE uPLOAD: ]]---[[ 05:28:36 ]]--[[ 07-05-95 ]]-] - --(· FastAdd v1.2 By Nike/Craze^Del!ght -95 ·)-- - @BEGIN_FILE_ID.DIZ :<::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::>: :' Test of 16 different XPK-METHODS with `: : 6 different filetypes. : ::. Find out which one packs best! .:: :<::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::>: @END_FILE_ID.DIZ Program used : Xpack 1.5 XPK METHODS used: xpkACCA.library v1.0 xpkBLZW.library v3.0 xpkCBR0.library v1.0 xpkHFMN.library v1.18 xpkHUFF.library v0.63 xpkIMPL.library v1.0.79 xpkLHLB.library v1.0 xpkMASH.library v1.16 xpkNUKE.library v1.0 xpkPWPK.library v0.9 xpkRAKE.library v1.5 xpkRDCN.library v3.3 xpkRLEN.library v1.0 xpkSHRI.library v1.0 xpkSMPL.library v1.0 xpkSQSH.library v1.10 Comment: I tested these METHODS for myself. But when I was done, I decided I could spread my results, so others won't have to do the same thing all over again. These result are not representative for all files... I've only tested one file of each different filetype. For instance, unpacked executables vary enormously!!! Use the results as an indication which XPK METHOD to use... Test1 - textfile : DISK-Masher 1.11 doc original size: 14912 best mode : SHRI doc.SHRI 5152 doc.LHLB 5508 doc.MASH 5560 doc.RAKE 5760 doc.NUKE 5832 doc.SQSH 5984 doc.IMPL 6148 doc.PWPK 6336 doc.BLZW 7144 doc.RDCN 7676 doc.ACCA 7676 doc.HFMN 9280 | doc.HUFF 9556 | Not suited for doc.SMPL 11880 | texfiles doc.RLEN 13816 | doc.CBR0 14176 | ---------------- MEAN: 7968 Test2 - small trackermodule: mod.NAO-microscopix 1.85 original size : 20010 best mode : SHRI module.SHRI 3756 module.MASH 4084 module.RAKE 4168 module.LHLB 4264 module.NUKE 4472 module.IMPL 4560 module.PWPK 4596 module.SQSH 4664 module.ACCA 6152 module.RDCN 6176 module.BLZW 6952 module.HFMN 10696 | module.HUFF 11052 | Not suited for module.SMPL 14092 | small modules module.RLEN 17820 | module.CBR0 18252 | ------------------- MEAN: 7859 Test3 - big trackermodule: mod.JOGEIR-toblerone original size : 117516 best mode : SQSH bigmod.SQSH 77584 bigmod.SHRI 78908 bigmod.LHLB 81864 bigmod.SMPL 86624 bigmod.MASH 88048 bigmod.IMPL 89492 bigmod.PWPK 91060 bigmod.NUKE 91276 bigmod.HFMN 93636 | bigmod.HUFF 94352 | bigmod.RAKE 94420 | bigmod.BLZW 98560 | Not suited for bigmod.RDCN 99636 | big modules bigmod.RLEN 100248 | bigmod.ACCA 101020 | bigmod.CBR0 102356 | ------------------- MEAN: 91818 Test4 - executable packed: dan.intro original size : 13056 best mode : SHRI exepkd.SHRI 11124 exepkd.LHLB 11368 exepkd.IMPL 11780 exepkd.MASH 11852 exepkd.SQSH 12136 exepkd.NUKE 12240 exepkd.PWPK 12260 exepkd.HFMN 12460 | exepkd.HUFF 12780 | exepkd.RAKE 12928 | exepkd.ACCA 13056 | Not suited for exepkd.BLZW 13056 | packed executables exepkd.CBR0 13056 | exepkd.RDCN 13056 | exepkd.RLEN 13056 | exepkd.SMPL 13056 | ------------------- MEAN: 12454 Test5 - executable unpacked: tunnel.exe original size : 39184 best mode : SHRI exeUnPKD.SHRI 7168 exeUnPKD.IMPL 7924 exeUnPKD.MASH 7932 exeUnPKD.LHLB 8512 exeUnPKD.ACCA 8668 exeUnPKD.RDCN 8704 exeUnPKD.RLEN 8704 exeUnPKD.CBR0 8748 exeUnPKD.RAKE 8880 exeUnPKD.NUKE 8900 exeUnPKD.PWPK 9604 | exeUnPKD.SQSH 10004 | exeUnPKD.BLZW 10300 | Not suited for exeUnPKD.HFMN 12544 | unpacked executables exeUnPKD.HUFF 12948 | exeUnPKD.SMPL 13236 | --------------------- MEAN: 9549 Test6 - picture IFF : Fairfax - Upstream 8 original size: 30042 best mode : SHRI iffpic.SHRI 18232 iffpic.LHLB 18560 iffpic.MASH 18560 iffpic.NUKE 19176 iffpic.PWPK 19444 iffpic.IMPL 19640 iffpic.RAKE 19916 iffpic.SQSH 21128 iffpic.HFMN 22412 | iffpic.ACCA 22492 | iffpic.RDCN 22756 | iffpic.HUFF 22804 | Not suited for iffpic.BLZW 23424 | IFF pictures iffpic.SMPL 26692 | iffpic.CBR0 30042 | iffpic.RLEN 30042 | ------------------- MEAN: 22208 Total test figures - all tests total original size: 234720 XPK.SHRI 124340 XPK.LHLB 130076 XPK.SQSH 131500 XPK.MASH 136036 XPK.IMPL 139544 XPK.NUKE 140896 XPK.PWPK 143300 XPK.RAKE 146072 XPK.RDCN 158004 | XPK.ACCA 159064 | XPK.BLZW 159436 | These METHODS are XPK.HFMN 161028 | less efficient than XPK.HUFF 163492 | the the average XPK.SMPL 165580 | efficiency of all XPK.RLEN 183686 | these METHODS XPK.CBR0 186630 | ----------------- MEAN 151793 Conclusion: XPK SHRI seems to be the best METHOD for packing, but XPK SQSH is a bit more efficient on big modules... I would say, try SHRI, LHLB, SQSH and MASH. These four all pack pretty good, so see which one is faster. Stormcrow/Motive [END OF TEXT] ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -( [ bOONDOCKS! ] [ oNE oF tHE fASTEST iN eUROPE ] )- ____ ____ ____ _ _____|_ __|__| __|__ _____________| __|__ _________/| ____________ / _ \\___ \ \___ \/\__ \ __ \ \___ \_/ _ / |/ / _ / / _/__/ |/ \ |/ \ \ \_/ / \ |/ \ /___/ _/ __/\ \_/ / / \_ / \ / \ / / / \ / \ / \ \ \__\_ \ / _/ /_/ /_/ / / /_/ /_/ /_/ / \ \_ / \ \ ________/_______/_______/_/____/_______/_______/______/____|\ /______/ \/ \_/-rS! [hELLFIRE! wHQ! ] [ tRIStAR aND rED^sECTOR ¡NC! aND lSD! aMIGA eHq! ] [ oRIGIN! aND iLLUSION aMIGA eHq!] [·tRIStAR & rED^sECTOR ¡NC! cONSOLE·&·gERMAN cONSOLE sYNDICATE wORLD hQ!·] [·tRISTAR & rED^sECTOR ¡NC! /X-iNNOVATION wORLD dISTRIBUTION sITE!·] [·pARADOX·sUNFLEX iNC.·&·dEVIOUS dEZIGNS dUTCH hQ!·] [·pRO·ARTS & rOADHOGZ eUROPEAN hQ!·] sYSOP: [-s/\L-oNE!-] cOSYSOPS: [mARIO/tRSI!] [sECTORCHARGER/tRSI/tRSI/tRSI&fTH!] [aPOLLO/pDX!] [eCS/tRSI/tRSI!] [aSTRO/mOVEMENT!] [aRTIC cAT!/sNK/eDGE/oTT!] 2 * cREDITZ fOR mAJORS! 3 * cREDITZ fOR mAJORS fROM yOUR oWN gROUP! --»> lATEST aMIEXPRESS vERSION 4.xX! <«-- ---»> nO nEW uSER pASSWORD aND/oR sYSTEM pASSWORD! <«--- -[ +31-(0)-548-540-653 ]--[ +31-(0)-548-521-716 ]--[ +31-(0)-548-521-848 ]- -[ 16k8 dUAL ]- -[ 16k8 dUAL ]- -[ 16k8 dUAL ]- [-[[ uPLOADEd bY: StormCrow ]]-] [-[[ nODE: 01 ]]-] [-[[ tIME aND dATE oF tHE uPLOAD: ]]---[[ 05:28:40 ]]--[[ 07-05-95 ]]-] - --(· FastAdd v1.2 By Nike/Craze^Del!ght -95 ·)-- - [lEcHeD oN » 05.07.95 « » 09:57:13 « UFOk/MsT^LsD^PsG] ó · /\ _ _ __:_ __ ________/\_ _/ \ ___/\______ _______________________ __ : · \/ \/ \/ ___//_/ _____:___ T _ __ / ¦ ¬\____________ /\. .______ : ///_// | \ / / _!__ : ¬\ __ _ / ¯ \________/__ _______/ ¡\_____ ¦ _ \\_\\\ .---÷-\_____________/____/ _ ¬\ /¯ / ` \ _¬\__|_____| \ | | oPEN | ¦ T | \\ /¯¯¯T \ \ \ /` \ | | 4pM | l____! \\ / |:: \ \ \ / ___/ | | - tO - |:. \_ _// ¦:: \_!\ \_ /----' | | 8aM ¦:::. `-----------'/_________!::. \ \ / xCz 'g5!¦ `------. ::::::.__ /:::::::::::::...\ \/ __ : .------' `--÷---\/------÷---/\-----/::::::::::::::::::\---÷-\/--÷---' ¦ aMiGA5oO^12Oo/25o^mEG hD! ¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¦ `---------------------------( sTAFf: uFOk/mST^LSd^PsG )---------' nOdE0: +48 .lOCAL! (sYSOP) ) H²O/iNdY!^iNdY! ( nOdE1: +4889181919 (16k8!) ( f · A · S · t ^ 3 · h ) nOdE2: +48 .eLiTE! (28k8!) `-------------------------' thANX dUDE: KiLLrAVEN * MUAD'DiB * WISHBRINGER * aMON * XTD * EaSy RiDeR * IsHaR FURY * RAJ! * DEATHKNiGHT * sAL-oNE! * aPOLLO * SIRIAX * JAKE * JABO MOTIVE POWER DPJ * DOCENT * JARRI * Wild Thing * GRANACIK * RAF * FRANKLIN * H²O! 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