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From: mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Which compression software to go?
Message-ID: <20697@unix.SRI.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 91 00:06:45 GMT
References: <1991Jan29.195411.15946@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: mxmora@unix.UUCP (Matt Mora)
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
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In article <1991Jan29.195411.15946@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> cliu@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (chang hsu liu) writes:
>Hi, there,
>
>	My office is in a state of deciding on a compression software to
>buy. Could anyone give me recommendations on the disadvantages and 
>advantages of following programs:
>	1. StuffIt Classic
>	2. StuffIt Deluxe
>	3. Compactor
>	4. DiskDoubler

I bought diskdoubler at mac world and absolutly love the product! It 
is so convienent to use. At mac world they showed the software with
a soon to be released nubus card that does the de/compression in hardware.
DiskDoubler supports the hardware card and I think make compression up to
10 times faster. Its truly awesome!

If you double click on a compressed file DD decompresses the file and
launches the application that created it. If you have recompress option set
it automagically recompresses the file when you are done. 

Compactor is the best compression program and I use it to send files to other
people. It makes the smallest archives.





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