A neat idea for a utility written in STOS and compiled to run as a program (so it won't run under TOS 2 or above unless fixed with this month's STOS fix program from the Cover Disk), Picture Packer enables you to load and compact picture files into its own special format from sixteen different file formats.

It also includes an early version of STOS Paint built in to edit the pictures. Supported file formats include all Degas (compressed and normal), all Tiny, Doodle, Neochrome, Art and its own PP (?) format.

Picture Packer is quite good, but it can be a bit quirky, the mouse pointer disappears for no apparent reason and the program crashes on a regular basis.

Designed to work in all resolutions, the program's bugs are its undoing... ultimately a disappointment.