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- Subject: Re: Comparison of ARJ 2.3 and PKZip 2.04 and 1.1 (Was: pkzip 2.04c upl
- Message-ID: <93022.143112LENBC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- From: Spartacus/CUNY LC NY <LENBC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- Date: Friday, 22 Jan 1993 14:31:12 EST
- References: <rdippold.727036230@cancun> <exuptr.663.0@exu.ericOrganization<s0522457.20.0@let.rug.nl> <1jono1INNsf8@shelley.u.washington.edu>
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- In article <1jono1INNsf8@shelley.u.washington.edu>,
- rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Robert Kimmel) says:
- >
- >In article <s0522457.20.0@let.rug.nl> s0522457@let.rug.nl (L.E. Plat) writes:
- >>>Subject: Re: Comparison of ARJ 2.3 and PKZip 2.04 and 1.1 (Was: pkzip 2.04c
- >uploaded to w)
- >>[STUFF DELETED]
- >>
- >>>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.
- >>>
- >>
- >>I'd rather have a slow, but correct ARJ file than a fast, but sloppy
- >>ZIP file. Especially when I've only got one copy.
- >>
- >>Just my $.02.
- >>
- >>Bert Plat
- >>mail to: bplat@rugrcx.rug.nl
- >
- >Just my $.02 worth, I prefer to use arj when time is critical (or space), oh,
- >and thats uploading time, and I was impressed with Pkzips 2.04c speed, and
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >compression, but the as I'm usually in OS/2, i want something that works. But
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- You might wanna try InfoZip 5.1 which has been release recently for OS/2.
- From what I read off the announcement, 5.1 is now compatible with Pkzip 2.04c
- I'm still not sure if Pkzip2.04c other features have been ported to InfoZip
- like the multiple volume compression.
-
- I'll stay out of the ARJ vs Zip debate :-) just adding some info. peace
-
- >until,
- >either Pk makes a working pkzip 2.xx or info zip is able to specifiy what
- >directory you want to uncompress the stuff into, I'll probably stick with arj.
- >
- >
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- LenBC@CunyVM.Cuny.Edu | Edward Galarza
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