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Article #11261Big files & compression.
From: Alex Pournelle
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 1990 09:39
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 1990 09:39
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This question was sparked by the recent mention of SpInside Mac being a 16-18 Mbyte stack 'n' even stuffed & hexed it isn't exactly SMALL... On the PC, we have the very wonderful PK-ZIP, with some pretty darn amazin' compression algorithms. On the Mac, we've StuffIt (Ray--you're great--don't ever change--I can't stand overachievers--they make me feel real real old) which doesn't do anywhere near the job of compression, and is of course incompatible with Zip. Does anyone know if SIT ][ ;-} will have a larger compression ratio? Admittedly, Phil Katz has had a few years to practice, but PKZip's compression and speed are completely unmatched on the Mac. Oh, yeah, it'd be nice if the two could agree on a common format, or have one tool on both (yes, I know there are many other programs out there--do YOU use any of them regularly? Pherhaps you do--and so do you--but most peeps use SIT and PKZIP.) Comments? Alex
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!grian!alex From: alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Big files & compression. Message-ID: <1990Mar28.093943.537@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> Date: 28 Mar 90 09:39:43 GMT References: <14532@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <7202@goofy.Apple.COM> <5619@odin.corp.sgi.com> <84442@tiger.oxy.edu> <4430@hub.UUCP> Organization: Workman & Associates Lines: 23