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From: Jon_Wolf@amicol.UUCP (Jon Wolf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Powerpacker doesn't crunch commands
Message-ID: <Jon_Wolf.3338@amicol.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jun 91 18:43:49 GMT
Organization: Amiga Colony BBS
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>From: breemen@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (E. van Breemen)
>Why use PowerPacker3.0 if there is the Imploder which is for free and is
>better in compressionrate and decompressionspeed. The compressionspeed
>is (if you have 1Mb) more or less the same.

I have both PowerPacker 3.0b & Imploder 3.1. Imploder is fast and does make
smaller compressed files then PowerPacker (some of the time). But, there is
one VERY important thing to note. I've had Imploader files NOT run until
unImploded. I've even had Imploder corrupt a few files that when unImploded
were trash. PowerPacker on the other hand works reliably. And with
PowerPacker, you can compress IFF & text to be used with PPMore & PPShow.
Also, animations can be crunched & viewed with PPAnim. And you get
Powerpacker.library which can be used by programmers to read/write compressed
files. Given that PowerPacker is only $25, it's worth it. Imploder programs
that don't run generate a  task held requestor. One other thing to note is
that PowerPacked programs will work under AmigaDOS 2.0x. Imploded programs
might not. Also, Powerpacked programs work on the A3000. Imploded prgrams
might not.

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