IMPORTANT NOTE:
Most of the files in this library are "CRUNCHED" rather than
"SQUEEZED."  Crunching is a new algorithm for file compression,
more efficient than the older squeezing.  Analogous to squeezed
files, crunched files may be spotted at a glance by a 'Z' in the 
second position of the filename extent, i.e. FATCAT.CZM is the 
crunched version of FATCAT.COM.  

We have included Steven Greenberg's UNCR.COM within this library 
to aid in uncrunching as uncrunching tools are not yet widely 
available.  Please note that uncrunching is NOT supported by such 
tools as NSWEEP or NULU.  So the files must FIRST be extracted 
from the library, and only then uncrunched with UNCR.COM.  Wild-
card uncrunching is possible with UNCR;  you cannot uncrunch to 
different drives or user areas, however.  Syntax is simply 

			UNCR *.* 

Files will go to same DU:. For more information about crunching 
you are referred to Greenberg's CRUNCH11.LBR.  

Note to SYSOPS:  We have included this file and VERS24.UPD uncrunched 
so they may be read on-line.  The other uncrunched files would have 
been expanded by crunching.  Crunching the files has resulted in an 
8K improvement for this library over a squeezed version, AFTER 
including UNCR.COM and the unsqueezed files.
 
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FATCAT must be both INSTALLED and CONFIGURED before using.  For
INSTALLATION instructions see APPENDIX.A. For CONFIGURATION 
instructions see APPENDIX.B.  Omission of one or both of these 
has been responsible for most of the problems people have had 
getting going with FATCAT.  Remember:  When all else fails, read 
the directions.

To print out the documentation in this library, use Mailmerge
on the file FATCAT.MMG

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FATCAT24.LBR

THE GOOD NEWS IS:

ALL CATALOG and INDEX files (.LIX, .RIX, .DNX, .LCX, .RCX, and 
.TCX) from previous versions of FATCAT ARE PERFECTLY COMPATIBLE 
with version 2.4, so there is no need to do anything with your 
actual data files, they will work just fine under either version.

HOWEVER
BE FOREWARNED:

NONE of the PROGRAM files in previous versions of FATCAT (those 
with file types of .COM, .CHN, .00?) or the CONFIGURATION Files 
(.CFG) are compatible with version 2.4.  (Actually the 
configuration or .CFG files used with vers. 2.3 [but not earlier 
versions] will work with vers. 2.4).  To avoid needless 
confusion, you should make sure you have backed these files up 
onto an archival disk, and then GET THEM OFF YOUR SYSTEM.  They 
will not work with the version 2.3 files, even though some of 
them have the same names and can only cause trouble.

For a complete listing of the new features of FATCAT24 please
see the file VERS24.UPD in this library.


                              Steve Cohen
                              June 3, 1986

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FATCAT20.LBR, FATCAT21.LBR, FATCAT22.LBR, FATCAT23.LBR
For a complete listing of the new features of versions 2.0 
through 2.3, please see the file VERS24.UPD in this library.
The only difference between version 21 and version 22 was in the
documentation.

                         Steve Cohen 
                         January 15, 1986
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