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From: johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu
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Subject: Attn:  Compact Pro fans ...
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Date: 3 Jun 91 21:10:12 GMT
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Check out David Pogue's review of StuffIt Deluxe 2.0 in the July '91
issue of MacWorld.  A direct quote:  

"StuffIt Deluxe 2.0 is faster than previous versions of StuffIt, and 
it's even generally faster than Compact Pro (Bill Goodman shareware)."

Now, I'm a utility freak (I own and use both of these programs) and
I even like many of the "feature-itus" symptoms of StuffIt Deluxe.
Nevertheless, this review is both inaccurate and unfortunate for 
Bill Goodman;  shareware rarely gets reviewed by the trade magazines.

Letters to the Editor can be sent to MacWorld c/o their Compuserve
account:  <70370.702@compuserve.com>.  Goodman deserves a fair shake,
at least.  Here is the letter I submitted:

StuffIt Deluxe has some nice new features, but "generally faster than
Compact Pro (Bill Goodman shareware)" isn't one of them.  An informal
comparison:  compress/decompress a test folder containing HyperCard 2.0,
a 16K Excel file, and a 40K Word file.  Results:  Compact Pro 1:53 to
compress, 0:44 to decompress, 45% reduction.  StuffIt Deluxe:  2:21 to 
compress, 1:23 to decompress, 33% reduction (using "optimal" compression
mode).  [SE/30 5/40, System 7.0]  Compact Pro is faster AND more efficient.  
Does your reviewer test the software or just read the promotional literature?

-- Bill Johnston (johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu)
-- 38 Chambers St.; Newark, DE 19711; (302)368-1949