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From: piper@s5000.RSVL.UNISYS.COM (Piper Keairnes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Compact Pro 1.30 vs. StuffIt Deluxe 2.0.1 (performance)
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Date: 11 Feb 91 21:40:51 GMT
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johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:

>StuffIt Deluxe 2.0.1 _is_ noticeably faster than 1.0, and Compact Pro 
>has a new (albeit somewhat flawed) BinHex option.  One reason 
>for posting comparisons is to push developers to make improvements.
>I imagine both Ray Lau and Bill Goodman have been busy lately!

What would be nice, would be a combination of Compactor's speed with
Stuffit Deluxe's well thought out design. I only hope that the two
aren't incompatible (design and speed, I mean).

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