Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!porthos.rutgers.edu!petechen From: petechen@porthos.rutgers.edu (Peter Chen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: compression utilities Message-ID: Date: 24 Apr 91 11:36:08 GMT Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 28 Hi, I would like to hear about what people think of the following compression utilities: Stuffit Deluxe DiskDoubler CompactorPro in term of: 1. What does the package include: init, cdev, application? 2. Does the package provide compression and decompression on the fly, i.e., opening a compressed file from another application, and the file automatically gets decompressed. (This probably have direct correlation with whether an init is included.) 3. Can the package produce self-extracting files? 4. Compression speed/compression ratio trade-off 5. Other extra capabilities After some preliminary research, my impression is that all these three packages come in the form of applications. If I recall correctly, DiskDoubler also includes an init which allows you to compress files on the fly. In all cases, all replies are welcome. Thanks in advance. PeteChen petechen@cs.rutgers.edu Microcomputer Resource Center Rutgers University