Subj : Re: Sorry and bad news.
To   : Chris Hoppman
From : Scott Adams
Date : Thu Dec 12 2002 03:48 pm

 -=> Quoting Chris Hoppman to Scott Adams <=-

 SA>         I've also done simliar tests with the above.  It
 SA>         really depends on what you comparess.  Obviously
 SA>         files of nothing but text compress differently for
 SA>         each than say exes and dll files for example.  I
 SA>         didn't see that much difference.  I still use zip
 SA>         mostly but occasiuonally will use ARJ when it
 SA>         does better compression.

 CH> Now, that you meantion it. It was mainly on .txt files, but when I
 CH> convertted my entired file base on my board. It saved me 5 mb which
 CH> with this 80 gig hd  it didn't mader. Also, just wantted to say I also
 CH> mainly use Zip cause all  most of the fileshare networks use that
 CH> format, but use rar when I am getting  stuff of the newsgroups.
 CH> What ever it is. It is just handy to have a bunch ready to use.

        Yep.  Could never get into Rar or Tar and all that but
        I'll use it if I have to.  I had my Arj period for
        sure and thought it was cool but then came back to zip.


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