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From: mosemann@hoss.unl.edu (Russell Mosemann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: StuffIt Deluxe
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Date: 9 Aug 90 15:54:16 GMT
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   Is StuffIt Deluxe a wise investment now if StuffIt 1.6 is coming out
soon?  Even more interesting, is StuffIt a good investment since Compactor
seems to be sneaking its way into popularity?  From a recent blurb in
MacWeek (7 August 1990, p. 138) Compactor ($25 shareware) is typically
within a few percentage points of StuffIt Deluxe's *best* compression size
and is almost twice as fast.  [Emphasis mine, quote paraphrased]
   OK, OK, it doesn't have all of the Deluxe features.  However, I only
use StuffIt for uploading and downloading software from BBS's.  I find
the twice-as-fast aspect appealing.

Russell
mosemann@hoss.unl.edu

P.S.
   I own StuffIt 1.5.1, so the upgrade would be $40 for me.