What are the advantages of having this reference in a CHM file?
- It is only one file, not more than 930!
- Reduced file size! On a 1.2 GB HD with the FAT16 file system, this reference would use 30 MB of HD space, even though there is only 1.6MB of files! Ona 2+ GB HD, it would take 60 MB! On a 4+ GB HD it would take an amazing 120 MB for only 1.6 MB of files. There are some serious space savings to be made there!
- Easy to use menu.
- This file is much less than the distribution file from the Microsoft site, and is still in a useable format.
- Files are compressed to 15% of their original size, saving even more disk space.
- You stilll get al lthe features of IE4, such as ActiveX, VBScript, JavaScript plus more in CHM files.
- CHM will be the new help format for Windows 98.
And the disadvantages?
- You need either Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 on Windows 95, or Windows 98 to view it.
- It is harder to extract sepcific information, although easier to find it first.
- Files are compressed so time is used to uncompress them.
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