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A drag and drop utility for managing disk images. Copyright ©1994-1996, by Chad Magendanz. All rights reserved. Description ShrinkWrap is a freeware utility made to manage disk images on the Macintosh. It incorporates the functionality of DiskCopy™ and DropDisk into one easy to use application, then improves on these products by adding on the fly compression/decompression with the StuffIt Engine™, implementing extensive drag and drop and AppleScript support, and supporting almost all known image file formats. ShrinkWrap™ was created for four basic purposes: 1. To create DiskCopy™ disk images quickly and efficiently: Using ShrinkWrap™, you can create DiskCopy™ disk images by simply dragging and dropping your floppy disk icons onto the ShrinkWrap™ icon. In Batch Floppy Mode, you can continue to feed in floppy disks until your entire archive has been converted into image files without ever needing to touch the mouse or keyboard. To convert your DiskCopy™ image back to floppies, just select the image files, hold down the Command key and drag the icons onto the ShrinkWrap™ icon. You will be prompted to insert a disk as each image is written back to floppy disk. In Batch Floppy Mode, multiple copies of each image file may be made. Just select Stop when you’ve made enough copies of each image. 2. To provide a convenient and reliable means of mounting multiple disk images on the desktop: Like Apple's MountImage™ control panel, ShrinkWrap™ will mount image files on the desktop that to the system will appear identical to the original floppy disks. However, since ShrinkWrap™ is an application, it will never cause INIT conflicts and will never require any memory until it's actually run. To mount image files, simply drag and drop the image file icons onto the ShrinkWrap™ icon. Image files can even be mounted as unlocked disks by holding down the Shift key during launch. 3. To seamlessly handle image files in their archived form: ShrinkWrap™ will automatically compress and decompress archived image files on the fly with Aladdin's StuffIt Engine™. Now that the StuffIt Engine™ has been released as shareware in the DropStuff™ with Expander Enhancer package, you don't even have to own StuffIt Deluxe™ to take advantage of these convenient compression features. 4. To provide a freely distributable alternative to Apple's DiskCopy™, DART™ and MountImage™: DART™ and MountImage™ cannot yet legally be licensed for redistribution. Apple Computer, Inc. is working to create a license, but until that time, you may not legally redistribute it once you receive a copy from an authorized Apple source. DiskCopy™ is available for licensing, but at an often prohibitive cost of $5000 per year. Installation Install ShrinkWrap™ by decompressing the StuffIt™ archive and dragging the ShrinkWrap™ application to a convenient location on your hard drive. You may need to rebuild your desktop if ShrinkWrap™ will not initially accept drag and drop files. Ideally, you will alre…