FREE HARD DRIVE!
       
       Here's a neat little  batch  file  that  can save you LOTS of
       disk space!
       
       By now, you should all have  the  latest  version  of  PKZIP.
       Most  of  us use it only for BBS files.  However, you can use
       it to store programs that you use every day as well.
       
       Let's say we want to compress a program like Qmodem.  It sits
       in a directory called QMODEM, and is started with the command
       QMODEM.  Instead of changing  to  that directory and starting
       the program in the usual way, try this .BAT  file.   Name  it
       QMODEM.BAT and call it from your menu or command line.
       
       CD\QMODEM
       PKUNZIP QMODEM
       QMODEM
       PKZIP -ex QMODEM *.* -mu
       
       This is how it works:
       
       Line 1 moves to the QMODEM directory.
       Line 2 tells it to UNZIP QMODEM.ZIP.
       Line 3 executes the program.
       
       Line 4 is where the work is done.  The -ex switch tells PKZIP
       to use maximum compression.  In this example, QMODEM would be
       the  name  of the ZIP file that is created.  The *.* means of
       course all files in the directory will be compressed, but the
       secret behind this batch  file  is  the  -mu switch.  The "u"
       tells it to UPDATE the existing .ZIP file and the  "m"  moves
       (deletes)  all files in the directory except QMODEM.ZIP.  So,
       if  any  files  were  changed,  they  would  be  replaced  in
       QMODEM.ZIP.
       
            This one little batch  file  saved  me over 600k of disk
       space!  Try it out youself and see how  well  it  works.   It
       will  slow  loading  time  a  bit  depending  on what kind of
       computer you have, but you  may  find  that the added time is
       well worth the additional disk space, especially on  programs
       that  are rarely used.  It's almost like getting another hard
       drive for free!