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From: borscht@dartvax.UUCP (Andy J. Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: StuffIt. Please use PackIt!!
Message-ID: <7507@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 12:08:16 EST
Article-I.D.: dartvax.7507
Posted: Wed Oct 28 12:08:16 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Oct-87 14:58:06 EST
References: <1562@sics.se> <7499@dartvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: borscht@dartvax.UUCP (Andy J. Williams)
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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In article <7499@dartvax.UUCP> isle@dartvax.UUCP (Ken Hancock) writes:
>In article <1562@sics.se> roland@sics.se (Roland Karlsson) writes:
>>I am unfourtainly forced to download StuffIt. Some person (Thats the most
>>positive word I can think of) may use this NEW PackIt format. Please don't.
>>
>>StuffIt may be better than PackIt. It may save some bytes on the net. But
>>it is not worth it! I (and probably you) already have a working solution how
>>to download with PackIt ( Using PackIt (on MAC), unpit (on UNIX), etc. ).
>>
>
>I wish to differ.  I think in long term, StuffIt will become more popular
>as can be seen already on BBS's, Compuserve, GEnie, etc.  StuffIt is
>much easier to use, better packing, faster, and friendlier.  I realize it
>may be an inconvenience to unstuff on the mac instead of xbin'ing and
>unpit'ing on UNIX, but in the long term, I think you'd like StuffIt
>much more if you gave it a try.  It's fantastic for archiving old
>files/paint pictures, etc.

>Ken


I agree completely.  I too had a working solution but I now see a better one.
Why stick with the inefficient?  And the best part is the ability to add to
an archive and remove whatever you want from it.  It simply is a better tool.
Maybe someone should get on the ball and write up a new unpit on UNIX...
It's kinda like continuing to use MacWrite when you have MS Word 3.01... you
don't want to switch since all your files are written in Write... but since it
is better, you will see it more often, more files saved as Word Docs...

Hey, it's progress...

This message was NOT a paid for political announcement.
(tho' it sure sounded like one...)

>P.S.  My $$$ is in the mail as soon as I get paid....*grin*

He means, as soon as I pay him back the $$ I owe him... :):):):):):):):):)

DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated with anything at all.  I am just a satisfied
customer.

-Andy

P.S. As soon as I recover from paying Ken back, I will have my $$ in the mail...



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Disclaimer: You better like my opinions, my mother can beat up your mother...

Andy J. Williams                               borscht@dartmouth.edu
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