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From: resnicks@netcom.COM (Steve Resnick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Comp.binaries.os2 archive format...
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.231042.20210@netcom.COM>
Date: 25 Jun 91 23:10:42 GMT
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In article <11750019@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com> joeb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Joe Barnhart) writes:
>In comp.os.os2.misc, tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael D Kretzer) writes:
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>  | Tell me what you want! 
>
>I prefer the LHARC format.  It is free, instead of "shareware".  All
>users of ZIP must register and pay PK Ware for using their software.
>LHARC is nearly as fast, packs just as well, and offers easier operation
>for some options.

I have a freind at Award Software (purveyors of fine PC BIOS) who is the
Tech Support Manager there. He told me it is the official position of
Award software not to use LHARC. The main reason is that they've built
archives and then unarced them on the same machine and wound up with
damaged archives. I have not been terribly pleased with the LHARC format
myself. I have recommened to Michael that the ZOO format would be a better
choice for a number of reasons. Portability being the primary one.

Cheers!
Steve

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