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- Contact: Aladdin Systems, Inc.
- Deer Park Center, Suite #23-A
- Aptos, CA 95003
- (408) 685-9175
- AppleLink: ALADDIN
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- Aladdin Systems Ships StuffIt Deluxe 1.0
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- Aptos, CA--June 29, 1990--Aladdin Systems, Inc. today starting shipping
- StuffIt Deluxe™, the new generation of the Macintosh standard for compression,
- security, and archiving. StuffIt Deluxe is the first product to directly
- address the two potential benefits of compression —increased disk storage space
- and network/communications file transfer. As a bonus, the Magic Menu™ Finder
- Extension lets users compress and/or EMail files without ever leaving Apple’s
- Finder.
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- This $99.95 utility will compress files up to 98% (with an average of 50%)
- and applies special compression on color graphic and sound files. Multiple
- files and folders can be compressed into one or more archives, where they can
- be sorted, copied, moved, renamed, or deleted. These archives directly assist
- in disk organization and space savings, EMail or modem file transfers, and ease
- of backup. StuffIt is the international standard as the only accepted method
- of file compression and archiving on hundreds of network and BBS systems
- including CompuServe, GEnie, and America Online. Additional multi-platform
- support gives StuffIt Deluxe access to archives created on the IBM PC, VAX,
- Amiga, Atari and other computer systems.
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- StuffIt Deluxe is also a powerful security product, providing password
- protection and encryption of archives to keep them away from prying eyes.
- Together with encryption, a “Signature” feature makes StuffIt Deluxe the only
- Macintosh product that can assist in authenticating the creation and subsequent
- ownership of a file. Since file transfer is a popular part of StuffIt Deluxe,
- virus detection is provided to help keep harmful programs from being sent or
- received.
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- The features of the StuffIt Deluxe are numerous, and include:
- • Multiple state-of-the-art file compression methods that allow anyone to
- achieve optimal speed and compression results,
- • Government-approved DES encryption and the ultra-fast NewDE™ encryption
- methods provide the best security algorithms known today. (North American
- versions only),
- • Complete archive management with the ability to have up to 8 archives open
- for sorting, copying, moving, renaming, deleting, or dragging files and folders
- within and between these compressed archives,
- • Magic Menu Finder Extensions makes compression and electronic mail file
- transfer always available from the Finder with “point and click” simplicity,
- • Optimized 24-bit color graphic (JPEG) and sound compression methods,
- • An open architecture allowing new features to be added with external
- “plug-in” modules,
- • Simplicity or Functionality — Two operating modes which subtly change
- menus, windows, and dialogs so that “Standard” and “Expert” users can benefit
- from the software at their first sitting,
- • ZIP and ARC conversion for decompression of the popular IBM PC, VAX, Amiga,
- Atari compression and archive formats,
- • Text and PICT Viewers allow one to view the contents of compressed files
- before saving them to disk. One can copy, print, or find data within text and
- PICT documents, while a special “Read Me” feature automatically presents any
- user with the ‘must see’ information upon opening the archive. Text-based
- ‘form’ examples on disk include a “Print Job Read Me” for sending compressed
- files to an output service,
- • A complete scripting language for automating program functions. This
- HyperTalk-like language is simple enough for anyone to use,
- • The ability to authenticate archive ownership through hand-drawn
- “Signatures.” This security feature allows individuals and corporations to
- verify if anyone has read or tampered with the files while in transit,
- • Virus Detection which warns the user if any known virus or unusual
- situations are found when working with an archive. Disinfectant™, the
- award-winning anti-virus utility is provided in the StuffIt Deluxe box to
- ensure users of complete virus protection,
- • Support for the BinHex and PackIt telecommunication products,
- • Online Documentation (Help) which provides immediate context-sensitive
- assistance for all users,
- • The publicly-distributed UnStuffIt Deluxe™ utility that users may freely
- distribute for people who only require UnStuffing,
- • A 200 page Manual that includes a tutorial, complete reference section and
- index to guide the user through the entire product. A quick-reference card is
- also provided for instant reference,
- • Works with all types of Finder-accessible storage media,
- • AppleShare (network) and MultiFinder compatible,
- • Not copy-protected.
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- The StuffIt Deluxe product has a suggested retail price of $99.95 and is
- distributed through MacAmerica. Registered owners of the StuffIt Classic™
- software may trade up to StuffIt Deluxe for a limited time offer of $40. Any
- Macintosh family computer with a minimum of 1 Megabyte RAM memory and two 800K
- disk drives (or one 800K drive plus Hard Disk) is required.
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- Aladdin Systems Inc., founded in 1988, develops and publishes microcomputer
- software products for Apple computers and the PC market. The company’s goal is
- to provide customers with imaginative and essential products (like StuffIt and
- Shortcut™ — both winners of MacUser’s Best 200 Products) with the requisite
- support services. Currently Aladdin is concentrating on utility applications
- and software developer tools. Aladdin Systems, Inc. is located in Aptos,
- California.
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- This information is provided to the Apple Developer Group by the product’s
- developer. Apple cannot warrant any third party’s product. Please consult the
- Apple Products & Ref Library, MENU/Software Library, or Redgate Buyer’s Guide
- Library on AppleLink, or contact the third-party company directly for more
- information.
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