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From: zaccone@jasper.bucknell.edu (zaccone - 1393)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: StuffIt Deluxe is too slow!
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Date: 13 May 91 22:38:25 GMT
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I just tried the following experiment.  I used Apple's DiskCopy to
make an .image file from an 800K disk.  I compressed the resulting
file with both StuffIt Deluxe and Compact Pro.  Here are the results:

StuffIt Deluxe - reduced the file from 838,843 bytes to 18,977 in 60
minutes (yes, one hour).

Compact Pro - reduced the file from 838,843 bytes to 1,731 in 10
seconds!

I realize that there are many tests in which the difference isn't so
great, but isn't this a bit ridiculous?

Rick Zaccone
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zaccone@bucknell.edu