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Article #7200Re: Compact Pro 1.30 vs. StuffIt Deluxe 2.0.1 (performance)
From: Dennis Cohen
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 1991 15:47
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 1991 15:47
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Based solely upon raw speed, Compact Pro does certainly look like a superior choice; however, some of us look at the whole package. With StuffIt Deluxe I can do my stuffing and unstuffing from MPW scripts (MPW tools are included in the package), I can stuff and unstuff from the Finder (Magic Menu), I can use other drop-in translators (arc, zip, tar, uuencode/decode, AppleLink Package format, et al), I can view TEXT and PICT files without chewing up disk space, I can work with multiple archives simultaneously, and I can script. This is in addition to the fact that some Compact Pro self-extracting archives seem to be unfriendly with various networking and telecomm programs (long thread on CompuServe on that subject). Bill Goodman has a good product, but for some of us, it isn't yet competitive. Each time he comes out with a new release I give it a try, but I keep going back to Deluxe because I can do more of the things I want to do with Deluxe. All of the above falls into the category of personal opinion. I do know some of the people at Aladdin (okay, I know most of them), but my only connection is as a very satisfied customer that occasionally beta-tests some of their products. -- | Dennis Cohen drc@claris.com COHEN2 AFC DCohen 71076,1377 | Internet AppleLink AmerOnline CompuServe | Disclaimer: Any unattributed opinions expressed above are _MINE_!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!claris!drc From: drc@claris.com (Dennis Cohen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Compact Pro 1.30 vs. StuffIt Deluxe 2.0.1 (performance) Message-ID: <136@claris.com> Date: 11 Feb 91 15:47:23 GMT References: <44168@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA Lines: 24