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From: cyosta@taux01.UUCP ( Yossie Silverman )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Diamond 3.2
Message-ID: <2176@taux01.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jul 89 08:29:15 GMT
Reply-To: cyosta%taux01@nsc.COM ( Yossie Silverman )
Organization: National Semiconductor (IC) Ltd, Israel
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I recently downloaded Diamond 3.2 and gave it a try.  Well, it compressed
the entire 4 disks of Dreams from 2.8M down to 1.1M.  Not bad, especially
when StuffIt produced a 1.5M archive.  Diamond is slow, compressing, but
fast uncompressing.  The user interface is simple and clear.  So, the
DEMO version runs out after a month, well, don't believe it.  I may be
wrong but I find that it should die in about a week.  And this includes
self-unpacking archives that you made with it.  Further, a self-unpacking
archive will refuse to pack for you (which is ok) it claims that the
packing code is missing.  Well, it isn't.  Actually it is just disabled.
How do I know this?  Well, the difference in size between a non-self-unpacking
and a self-unpacking archive is exactely the size of the Diamond program
itself. :-)  In summary:  Diamond seems to be a very nice product,
functionally superb (compared to anything else on the market today), simple
to use.  I am curious to know what the cost of the real product is!?
Hint: if you are stymied by the Help screen, try clicking on the two icon's
at the bootom of the dialog, the ones with "up" and "down" arrows.
- Yossie
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Yossie Silverman                                   What did the Caspian sea?
National Semiconductor Ltd. (Israel)
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