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From: tcwan@umiami.miami.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Stuffit Deluxe: Off on the wrong foot
Message-ID: <7044.270b0f4f@umiami.miami.edu>
Date: 4 Oct 90 14:30:39 GMT
References: <1990Oct2.012059.4922@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> <1990Oct3.172048.16007@svc.portal.com>
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In article <1990Oct3.172048.16007@svc.portal.com>, leonardr@svc.portal.com (Leonard Rosenthol) writes:
> In article <1990Oct2.012059.4922@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, drz@po.CWRU.Edu (David
> R. Zinkin) writes:
>> 
>> BTW, I've just received word from Aladdin Tech Support that a new
>> version of StuffIt Deluxe is forthcoming.  Version 1.1 will have new
>> encryptor externals and the ability to create auto-extracting archives.
>>
> 	It will also feature two new compression methods (Optimal and Best
> Guess) which fall between Fast and Better on the compression/speed scale.
> Best Guess will get you Better compression, at about 30% increase in speed
> over Better.

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> Leonard Rosenthol
> Aladdin Net Rep.
> --
> Leonard Rosenthol
> Software Ventures Corp.
> MicroPhone II Development Team

Are they planning on distributing updates via Internet?
I've just gotten my upgrade (ver 1.01) and it works fine. The speed
improvement will definitely be welcome though. The viewer functions are
great, except it takes forever for the window to scroll (especially with
the sample king tut pict)

t.c. wan                     Internet: tcwan@umiami.miami.edu
Univ. of Miami, FL