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From: tt3x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
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Subject: BYTE's compressor/decompressor tests?  PKZIP vs. LHarc
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Date: 18 Mar 90 16:16:27 GMT
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	Did anyone read the latest copy of BYTE magazine and their
article on file compressors/decompressors?  I find it strange that
the author of that article claims that PKZIP 1.02 is by far the
most efficient and fastest compressor available.  From my experiences,
PKZIP may be fast but it is definitely not the most efficient.  It
seems as though LHarc 1.13C (despite what the article claims and shows)
produces smaller files the majority of the time.  I don't know about
the credibility of such tests but I've done a lot of PKZIPS and LHarcs
and LHarcs seem more efficient despite its speed that most people
don't like (it doesn't affect me because I have a 25 mhz 386).

	What have your experiences been?

Bobby Li
Internet:  TT3X@VAX5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU