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From: drc@claris.com (Dennis Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Compact Pro 1.30 vs. StuffIt Deluxe 2.0.1 (performance)
Message-ID: <136@claris.com>
Date: 11 Feb 91 15:47:23 GMT
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Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA
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Based solely upon raw speed, Compact Pro does certainly look like a superior
choice; however, some of us look at the whole package.  With StuffIt Deluxe
I can do my stuffing and unstuffing from MPW scripts (MPW tools are included
in the package), I can stuff and unstuff from the Finder (Magic Menu), I
can use other drop-in translators (arc, zip, tar, uuencode/decode, AppleLink
Package format, et al), I can view TEXT and PICT files without chewing up
disk space, I can work with multiple archives simultaneously, and I can script.
This is in addition to the fact that some Compact Pro self-extracting archives
seem to be unfriendly with various networking and telecomm programs (long
thread on CompuServe on that subject).  Bill Goodman has a good product, but
for some of us, it isn't yet competitive.  Each time he comes out with a new
release I give it a try, but I keep going back to Deluxe because I can do
more of the things I want to do with Deluxe.

All of the above falls into the category of personal opinion.  I do know some
of the people at Aladdin (okay, I know most of them), but my only connection
is as a very satisfied customer that occasionally beta-tests some of their
products.

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