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From: dennis@rlgvax.UUCP (Dennis.Bednar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Arc vs compress
Message-ID: <696@rlgvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Nov-87 22:36:19 EST
Article-I.D.: rlgvax.696
Posted: Thu Nov 12 22:36:19 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 02:29:13 EST
Organization: Computer Consoles Inc, Reston VA
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Keywords: Why arc?


Pardon me, but can someone please tell me why "arc.exe" was
chosen for the "archive/compresser" program?  Why don't
people prefer to use compress instead (for data compression,
but not for archiving)?

And where did ARC originate from?




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