$$ Is pkz204c worth the $$ ?

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From: Richard Marks
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:27

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I note that the Shareware price for pkz204c is $47.  This
is a lot of money for a marginally better compression program.

Lets keep things in perspective, all this does is implement
a rather old compression and librarian program.  There are
a lot of other such programs out there that work real well.
Also I have spent a heck of a lot less for a bunch more
shareware functionality.  So is this thing worth $47 ?
My answer is no.

I realize that pkzip is the big name in compression.  What
would happen if Timo and Jim required a certification that
anyone posting to their machines had a legal copy?

Regards,
Richard Marks
rmarks@MDC.unisys.COM

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From: rmarks@MDC.Unisys.COM (Richard Marks)
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Subject: $$ Is pkz204c worth the $$ ?
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Date: 11 Jan 93 15:27:33 GMT
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