Re: Comparison of ARJ 2.3 and PKZip 2.04 and 1.1 (Was: pkzip 2.04c uploaded to w)

Article View: comp.os.msdos.misc

Article #3701

Back to comp.os.msdos.misc Previous Next

#3701

From: Sunbird a la 400ci
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 23:19

27 lines
2364 bytes

In article <1993Jan18.095526.12886@mfltd.co.uk> sts@mfltd.co.uk (Steve Sherwood) writes:

>Quite right, +/- 1% is irrelevant for most people, and arj is slow.  This is 
>something that the author should address.  ZIP is fast and it compresses well,
>but it is horribly full of bugs.  I can't even use it in a DOS window without
>adding -) on the end on the command line.  It's multi-volume (in)capabilty
>is pretty bad, and it is rather limited in functionality.

>All in all, functionality and freedom from bugs makes me use arj.  It is
>a pity that it is rather slow.  Ok.. Mr Robert K jung, if you are reading,
>this is this weeks chalange.

On the other hand, I could tolerate the slowness of arj if it were a windows 
app.

Mr. Jung has some speed to address, but PKWARE may address their bug 
problems also.  For some reason, the copy I got from them seems to be 
missing some of these bugs, but I'm also running a real straight setup.

You wouldn't be using QEMM by any chance?
 -----------Visit the SOUNDING BOARD BBS 214-596-2915, a Wildcat! BBS--------
 ObQuotes:
 "Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand..."
 "Ignorance and prejudice, and fear go hand-in-hand..."

    Patrick Taylor, Ericsson Network Systems
    exuptr@exu.ericsson.se                    "Don't let the .se fool you"

Technical Details

Message-ID: <exuptr.698.0@exu.ericsson.se>

Path:

arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!news2me.EBay.Sun.COM!cronkite.Central.Sun.COM!texsun!exucom.exu.ericsson.se!pc254101.exu.ericsson.se!exuptr

References:

<1993Jan9.859.6057@execnet> <1993Jan9.133357.10027@ac.dal.ca> <1993Jan13.230958.141784@zeus.calpoly.edu> <1993Jan14.113037.22314@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1993Jan14.122504.330@ghost.dsi.unimi.it> <rdippold.727036230@cancun> <exuptr.663.0@exu.ericOrganization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!news2me.EBay.Sun.COM!cronkite.Central.Sun.COM!texsun!exucom.exu.ericsson.se!pc254101.exu.ericsson.se!exuptr
From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (Sunbird a la 400ci)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Comparison of ARJ 2.3 and PKZip 2.04 and 1.1 (Was: pkzip 2.04c uploaded to w)
Message-ID: <exuptr.698.0@exu.ericsson.se>
Date: 20 Jan 93 23:19:31 GMT
References: <1993Jan9.859.6057@execnet> <1993Jan9.133357.10027@ac.dal.ca> <1993Jan13.230958.141784@zeus.calpoly.edu> <1993Jan14.113037.22314@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1993Jan14.122504.330@ghost.dsi.unimi.it> <rdippold.727036230@cancun> <exuptr.663.0@exu.ericOrganization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
Sender: news@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Richardson TX
Lines: 27
Nntp-Posting-Host: pc254101.exu.ericsson.se
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              Any opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.

Reply to Parent Message