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  1. Xref: sparky comp.sys.atari.st:13296 comp.sys.atari.st.tech:4696
  2. Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Steven.Wells
  4. From: Steven.Wells@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
  5. Subject: Re: ZOO/ZIP/ARC/LZH - why not ARJ?
  6. Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
  7. Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 23:11:26 GMT
  8. Message-ID: <1992Sep5.231126.19636@actrix.gen.nz>
  9. References: <1992Sep1.014304.22255@actrix.gen.nz> <H.LBxzyLOfZew@yonder.equinox.gen.nz>
  10. Sender: Steven.Wells@actrix.gen.nz (Steven Wells)
  11. Lines: 16
  12.  
  13. > The test was on :  34 files, 231065 bytes uncompressed
  14. > 
  15. >      Method    Size compressed   Time to decompress
  16. >      ------    ---------------   ------------------ 
  17. >        LZH        109900 bytes    38.5 sec
  18. >        LZH v5      88268          43.9
  19. >        ARC        129045          39.5
  20. >        ZIP        110628          25.2
  21. >        ZOO         89462          40.7
  22. >        ARJ         87812          26.4
  23.  
  24. Pretty impressive!  Very impressive in fact!  So, someone port ARJ to
  25. the ST!! :)
  26. -- 
  27.         Wells_S@Kosmos.WCC.Govt.NZ     /     Steven.Wells@BBS.Actrix.Gen.NZ 
  28.                    $$$$$$$$ Nil Mortifi Sine Lucre $$$$$$$$
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