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-----< Archive Comparison Table >------

This ZIP file contains all the results
and any other information about the
Archive Comparison Table.

This table contains comparisons between
46 different archiving programs. Using
5 different data sets for the testing.

All Users: Please read QUESTION.TXT
New Users: Please read README.TXT
Old Users: Please read CHANGES.TXT
-------< Version 27 - 30/12/95 >-------

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***** A.C.T. -  February 1998 ******
      Archive Comparison Test

A.C.T. is a monthly report comparing
102 different compression programs
(archivers) for speed and ability to
compress files.  The archivers are
tested on TXT, EXE, 669, BMP and
multiple files.  It also includes a
checklist of special features some
archivers can perform and the e-mail
addresses of the authors.

Author  :  JEFF GILCHRIST
Internet:  jeffg@nbnet.nb.ca
************************************

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Vernon Buerg's fast ARC extraction program

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High perfomance archiver, self-extract release

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Robert Jung's ARJ archiver, version 2.50a

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CRUSH v1.8  Super-compressor for DOS.
Fed up with limited compression performance
of Stacker, PKZIP, UC2, ZOO, ARJ and LHA?
CRUSH will usually give 5%-50% improved
compression over any other DOS compression
tool, & yet allows the user to continue using
the archiver already in use. CRUSH is fast &
the ideal choice for users keen to save disk
space. PocketD v4.1 compat. New: no 1000 file
limit

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Hamarsoft HAP archiver self-extract release

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JAM Real-Time Data Compression Utilities

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JRCHIVE 1.10  - JRchive is a program for
compressing and storing files in an archive.
It has a "concatenated archive" option that 
puts the files in the archive first, then 
compresses it for better compression ratios.
Archives and the file extraction program may
be distributed without royalty and you may 
also create royalty-free self-extracting 
archives - For all IBM PCs and compatibles. 
From JAYAR Systems. $29.00

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LGHA v1.1: MS-DOS archiver

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LHA Ver 2.55E English version   (Free soft)
MS-DOS file compression/extraction utility.

Copyright(C) Haruyasu Yoshizaki
 Email: SDI00506@niftyserve.or.jp    
        pcs02846@asciinet.or.jp
        FEM12376@pcvan.or.jp
English Document by: Hitoshi Ozawa
 Email: h_ozawa@bekkoame.or.jp
 Homepage:http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~h_ozawa/

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MSXiE (tm) High-Performance Archiver 1.40 Pro
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
High Data Compressing XiE Archiver, up to 77%
Better Compression.  Cool Colours Interface.
Our compression ratio can compare with others
RAR, ARJ, UC2, ZIP, UC2, LHA, ARC, SQZ, etc..
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
* Highest Multimedia Compression
* FREE UnXiE Quick Extracter Utility
- Fixed 1.30 Beta Signature Error
- Fixed Directory Creates with "\"
* Supported with MSCiC Edition 5 and 6
+ Added Errorlevels For Status Returns
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
(C)Copyright 1997 Mercury Soft Technology Inc.

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OOP v2.3.130: Archiver

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RAR v2.02: The RAR archiver (release) for DOS

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A high performance solids archiver v1.4

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Keep varying levels of backup file versions

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RSP for Excel users

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Portable tar v3.20g - DOS/UNIX backup/
compressor w/hardware support.

The utility allows extract from/write to
archives in files, floppies or QIC-02 and
ASPI-driven SCSI streamers in both regular
'tar' format and compressed by (g)zip or
'compress'. Program reads both System V
and GNU multyvolume formats, supplies
compression and number of other options.

Easy way to transfer data between
different OSes!

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UltraCompressor II Pro archiver from AIP-NL

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UltraCompressor II archiver from AIP-NL

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Untar v1.05: Tar unpacker

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 UNTGZ .tgz (tar.gzip) Extractor v0.95

THE solution for extracting .tar and gzip
archives. Directly extracts .tgz .tar .gz
files. Fast and easy.  Features automatic
long filename conversion.  Includes: DOS,
DOS 386+, 32-bit Windows 95/NT and also a
native OS/2 EXE. Also includes complete C
source! [E] GNU software: copyrighted but
absolutely free. By Tillmann Steinbrecher

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Info-ZIP's UnZip 5.31:  DOS exes & docs
Contains documentation and generic (16-
bit) MS-DOS executables for:
  UnZip (portable ZIP archive extractor;
    ZipInfo built in)
  UnZipSFX (self-extractor stub: prepend
    to zipfiles)
  fUnZip (filter UnZip: use with pipes)
This is FREE (but copyrighted) software.
See COPYING for details on distribution.

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Info-ZIP's UnZip 5.31:  DOS exes & docs
Contains documentation and executables:
  16- and 32-bit UnZip (portable ZIP
    archive extractor; ZipInfo built in)
  16-bit UnZipSFX (self-extractor stub:
    prepend to zipfiles)
  16-bit fUnZip (filter UnZip: use with
    pipes)
This is FREE (but copyrighted) software.
See COPYING for details on distribution.

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Info-ZIP's UnZip 5.32: generic C sources
  Complete C source code for Info-ZIP's
  PKUNZIP-compatible .zip extractor, for
  all supported compilers and platforms
  (Unix, OS/2, MS-DOS, NT, VMS, Amiga,
  Atari, Mac, Acorn, VM/CMS, etc.), plus
  lots of pretty decent documentation.
This is FREE (but copyrighted) software.
See COPYING for details on distribution
and reuse.

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Waveform Archiver: Compress & store .wav files

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Info-ZIP's portable ZIP v2.1, MS-DOS EXEs

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Info-ZIP's portable ZIP v2.2, C source code