DoubleSpace
E701340
DoubleSpace is a disk compression utility originally developed by Microsoft for DOS to increase effective hard drive storage capacity.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MS-DOS component
ⓘ
disk compression utility ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DBLSPACE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | x86 ⓘ |
| componentOf | MS-DOS 6.x NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compressionScope | entire DOS partition ⓘ |
| compressionType | real-time ⓘ |
| controversy | patent infringement lawsuit by Stac Electronics ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distributionModel | bundled with MS-DOS ⓘ |
| feature | transparent compression of logical drives ⓘ |
| fileSystemIntegration | block-level compression layer ⓘ |
| function |
on-the-fly disk compression
ⓘ
on-the-fly disk decompression ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early mainstream PC disk compression solution ⓘ |
| implementedAs | device driver ⓘ |
| includedCommand | DBLSPACE.EXE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedUtility | DBLSPACE.BIN ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | MS-DOS 6.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssueWith | Stac Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountsAs | compressed volume file ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | IBM PC compatible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | increase effective hard drive storage capacity ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Stacker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | DriveSpace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | data loss on corruption ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| storageMedium | hard disk drive ⓘ |
| succeededBy | DriveSpace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userInterface | command-line utility ⓘ |
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