DCF/2 Disk Compression Facility for IBM's OS/2 Version 2.0

August 10, 1992

Proportional Software Corporation today announced the DCF/2 Disk Compression Facility for IBM's OS/2 Version 2.0.

In response to the needs of IBM OS/2 users, Proportional Software has introduced the first dynamic disk compression technology for OS/2 Version 2.0. The DCF/2, or Disk Compression Facility/2 allows users to increase their local physical disk storage without affecting applications software or system behaviour.

On-the-fly disk compression using the DCF/2 results in 35% to 70% additional disk space, depending on the types of information on the disk and the level of compression selected. The Proportional Software DCF/2 uses native OS/2 file structures to compress standard file information into less physical space - resulting in making a hard disk appear bigger than it really is!

According to Fred Schmidt, Sales Vice President at Proportional, the typical OS/2 user requires over 50 MB of physical disk space for the OS/2 operating system, it's swapfile, and basic utilities. Even though OS/2 includes both a complete DOS and Windows environment, this still means that there is a real crunch for space when a user upgrades from a DOS or Windows environment. The DCF/2 offers a quick, easy, and simple solution to this problem.

Proportional Software is introducing the DCF/2 at $99.95 through December 31, 1992. The U.S. list price is $129.95. We have a special price of $64.98 (50% of list for IBM employees (for personal use, only) if they fax the order with a copy of their IBM badge.

Contact Herb Smith at 1-800-666-4672 or by FAX at 1-800-955-4672, for further information. Also, please mention my name when you call, thank you.

Robert Eidswick