Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!van-bc! From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: File Compression forms Message-ID: <1987@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 16 Sep 90 11:56:29 GMT Lines: 41 Return-Path: To: van-bc!rnews In , joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) writes: >Ok....here's a simple chart: > >Name | File Type | Rating | Notes >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Arc | .arc | * | This one is really old. Stay away. Available on many machine types, and you will find many files compressed with it. Worth having for these reasons. >Pak | .pak | ** | Makes Self extracting files. Piece of garbage. I would rate it at a -**** >PKAZip | .zip | **** | Better than Zoo. Uses mouse. Worse than Zoo. _ONLY_ uses mouse, ie. you cannot invoke it from an 'auto-extract' script without manual intervention. >PKAUnZip | .zip | **** | Decompressing only. Has trouble with lots of ZIPped files. Has not kept up with PKAZip. >Most people prefer LHArc or a LHArc compatable program nowadays. Stay >away from LZ at this point, as it is very buggy and not 100% compatable >with LHArc. If you are CLI weary, try LHArcA, as it is faster than LHArc, >and you can use the mouse. This is a boon to people that are new to the >Amiga, or computers in general. 'Can use' or 'Must use'? Inquisitory minds demand to know. :-) -larry -- It is not possible to both understand and appreciate Intel CPUs. -D.Wolfskill +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+