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From: hui@rhea.trl.oz (Alvaro Hui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Why I like Compacter
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Date: 8 Jan 91 01:12:25 GMT
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Why I like Compactor (was Re: Don't post stuff using stuffit)
References: <18564@shlump.nac.dec.com>

long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:


> I prefer Compactor to Stuffit for at least one task: archiving my vast
> collection of shareware/PD programs. For example, I have close to 2MB
> (compressed) of INITs and CDEVs, stored on floppies. I used to have to break
> them up across several floppies as INITs and CDEVs A-M, INITs and CDEVs N-Z,
> etc.

> With Compactor, I can create an archive that spans several floppies, and
> easily add, extract, remove, or rename items to, from, or in the archive,
> all without re-joining it all on my hard disk. To my knowledge, Stuffit
> cannot do this. 

I prefer Compacter to Stuffit for another reason: It is very multifinder
friendly! I had a Mac Plus (slowwww) at home but for the very first time 
enjoy "multitasking" on my machine with compacter running in the background 
while I write my thesis comfortuately in the foreground!

Can Stuffit Deluxe 2.0 do that on a MacPlus?

Alvaro,
hui@trl.oz.au


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