Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!sdcsvax!jww From: jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Reasons to avoid StuffIt. Message-ID: <4241@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> Date: Tue, 3-Nov-87 01:30:36 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.4241 Posted: Tue Nov 3 01:30:36 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 6-Nov-87 07:01:08 EST References: <1562@sics.se> <7499@dartvax.UUCP> <7507@dartvax.UUCP> <2103@tekig4.TEK.COM> Organization: Palomar Software, Inc., Vista, CA Lines: 9 Keywords: stuffit packit binhex unpit I'm told my someone whose opinion I respect that StuffIt a) is far superior in compression density (up to 3:1) b) will be the standard for Compu$erve Certainly enough for me to get a copy and, if what I hear about the user interface and pricing (free for unpacking) make the switch. -- Joel West (c/o UCSD) Palomar Software, Inc., P.O. Box 2635, Vista, CA 92083 Author, Programming with Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (Bantam) {ucbvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu