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-----< Archive Comparision Table >-----
This ZIP file contains all the results
and any other information about the
Archive Comparision Table.

This table contains comparision between
39 different archiving programs.  Using
4 different data sets for the testing.
-------< Version 21 - 05/02/95 >-------

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ArcMaster v11.0 - Powerful archive system
control program/shell. Create/view ARJ,
LHA, UC2, ZIP files. User configurable
with complete color configuration.
Includes virus scanning using SCAN/NAV.
Copy/Move/Del files. Directory tree ops.
4DOS support. Supports UC2, has multi-dir
file list 80286 CPU or better required.
Shareware from New-Ware

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Archive Identifier 1.11 - A utility for
automatically identifying ARC ARJ HYP LZH PAK
SQZ ZIP ZOO GIF and JPG files by SIGNATURE,
not extension, including self-extracting
archives!  Tiny and very fast.  Other files
can be filtered based on file extensions. For
use in customized BBS upload batch files and
similar archive testing applications.
Excellent for PCBTEST.BAT or SLOWDRV.BAT use.
Now includes native 32-bit OS/2 version!

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Archive Identifier 1.12 - A utility for
automatically identifying ARC ARJ HYP LZH PAK
SQZ ZIP ZOO GIF and JPG files by SIGNATURE,
not extension, including self-extracting
archives!  Tiny and very fast.  Other files
can be filtered based on file extensions. For
use in customized BBS upload batch files and
similar archive testing applications.
Excellent for PCBTEST.BAT or SLOWDRV.BAT use.
Now includes native 32-bit OS/2 version!

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Archive Manager Shell v2.0 Beta (ARCMAN)
An archive and file manager for windows.
Expands archives, edits text files, view
and hex view of huge files, superb file
compare, multiple directory views, drag
and drop into other programs, file rename /
reattribute / date stamp, directory views
can be 'tacked' for permanent recall, files
sorted/displayed in any fashion, etc. etc...
Shareware from JJA Software Development

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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. Too good to be true?  No! Try it!
PocketD v4.1 compat. New: no 1000 file limit

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DIZ4DESC v2.00 DIZ/SDI to 4DOS DESCriptions
───────────────────────────────────────────
Intelligently extracts descriptions in most
any archive and creates reduced and concise
4DOS descriptions with your max # of lines.
Will not destroy your current descriptions.
Now allows RAW import of descriptions as·is
───────────────────────────────────────────
Author: John S. Fowler <<$15 Registration>>

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███▓▒░DIZ.EDIT v6.70 - A.R.I. Software░▒▓███
Multi-Window Full Mouse Control FILE_ID.DIZ
Editor for DOS, OS/2, Windows, and Chicago
with DIZ Import/Export directly from ZIPs.
Import Text, and Binary Files for Editing,
EVEN FROM WITHIN A ZIP!  Cut & Paste any
text with the mouse!  Auto-Import feature
pulls descriptions right out of your files!

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DIZVIEW 1.5-View file_id.diz from inside ZIPs
Ever wonder just what all those ZIP files
were? Now with DIZVIEW you can look at them
without opening every one of them manually!
DIZVIEW will gather all of the file_id.diz
files from archives in a directory and put
them in a picklist for viewing.  Also allows
you to unzip the file from inside, change
drive and file spec parameters as well.

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----===<<  DOS Navigator II  >>===-----
Version 1.33  of the popular ultra high
performance DOS shell from *Russia* has
on-line  help  for  novices and all the
flexibility experts require. Watch out,
XTree!  Recover mangled files, view and
manage 17 different archive types (ZIP,
TAR, ARJ, RAR, etc), Datacomms terminal
editor & spreadsheet built-in! Network,
OS/2 aware and even runs OS/2 programs!
And better yet:  Tetris is built-in ;-)
This  version is  a bugfix  for version
1.32.

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FWKCX(TM) Contents_Signature Exclusion List,
# 001. 1995 Jan 16. For use with the
FWKCS(TM) Contents_Signature System, Version
2.00, released 1995 Jan 16 on a "test, then
register" basis. The FWKCX series contains
resource material for use in automatically
recognizing and blocking/removing commercial
files, independent of name. Use it to help
prevent your system from becoming involved in
software piracy. 001: "skeleton" and setup.

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FWKLU200.ZIP remote Lookup kit for use
with FWKCS(TM) Contents_Signature System
Ver. 2.00, 1995 Jan 16. Professional kit,
with Lookup, Lookupz, and Rcrosref.
Registration required after free trial
period.

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FWKLZ200.ZIP remote lookup_zipfile kit for
use with FWKCS(TM) Contents_Signature System,
Ver. 2.00, 1995 Jan 16. This helps you save
time and money: Use it to find zipfiles on
giant BBS's running FWKCS(TM) Version 2.00 or
later - by matching 1 file, even if misnamed.
Avoid uploading files they already have.
Typical pairwise statistical error rate less
than one part in ten trillion.
FWKLZ(TM) registration not required.

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GIFLITE 2.10, GIF-to-GIF Compressor
GIFLITE is a GIF file compressor which
compresses GIF files by an average of 30%
and yet still preserve the same quality
and resolution. The resulting GIF files
are almost identical to the original file.
Human eyes can hardly tell them apart.
Now compatible with GDS's GIF catalog.

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General Unpack Shell (GUS) v1.95 handles 15
archive types and their self-extractors.
(ARC ARC+ ARJ DWC HA HAP HPK HYP LZH PAK RAR
SQZ UC2 ZIP ZOO & SFXs)
New in this version:
- small GUS header in case of redirection;
- virus scan of unpacked files;
- option to move bad or unknown archives
  elsewhere;
- "personalized" GUS for registered users.

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LHA.DLL v1.10E (FREE SOFT) - DLL routine to
compress and extract files to and from LZH
format. Fully compatible with LHA utility.
Includes Tiny LHA Ver 1.21E to compress /
extract LZH files from Windows. Req:Win3.1

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LHE v1.01 - SuperFast LZH Extract Utility
(FREE SOFT) LHE is an MS-DOS LZH file (file
compressed by LHA util) extraction utility.

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Pika Pika THE Rabbit v2.00E - A cute little
LZH file decompression utility!  A child
rabbit sits on top of your active window and
falls asleep or will fly around it.  Parent
rabbit sits at the bottom and displays system
resource information. Cute little accessory.

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RVS-RView Shell, v1.13  Shell for viewing and
extracting contents of several archive types.
Calls on user-selectable external programs to
extract and view.   File types supported are:
ARC, ARJ, HYP, LZH, LZS, PAK, SQZ, ZIP & ZOO.
Displays either ZIP- or LZH-style compression
ratios.  Various sort options.  FreeWare!

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SAFZIP - v4.0S    "Non-Networked version"
A quick & easy way to make sure directories,
volume labels, read-only,  hidden and system
files get included when using PKWare's zip &
unzip functions.   Will also ensure that the
newly unarchived files are "SAFE" of viruses
BEFORE you can execute them.  Small & Fast!
*FREEWARE*  by Sam Gudgel of REAL-TIME!

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SHEZ v10.6--Premier Compression Shell.
ZIP,LHA,ZOO,ARC,ARJ,SQZ,PAK,UC2,HAP,RAR,
WINDOWS COMPRESSED supported. One of the most
full featured compressed file shells around.
Added ability to transfer FILE_ID.DIZ info to
4DOS description. Can identify new types of
self extracting ZIP files. Fixed color
setting problem.

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ShezShow.  Shows Enhancements for Shez
Archive Manager.  Learn how to get more
from Shez.  Sample Text files and Batch
files included.  Use Many virus scanners,
reconfigure Shez dynamically, load multi-
ple copies of Shez simultaneously.  Use
Shez to work with archives in the TAB
Window, plus much more....

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Convert from one Archive to another.
SmokewarZ(tm) SmokCONV Version 1.1
ARC-ARJ-CRU-LHA-PAK-RAR-SDN-SQZ-UC2
ZIP and ZOO archivers are supported
by SmokCONV. Small, but powerful 
program and VERY easy to use! You
don't have to be a Brain Surgeon!

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Find File Descriptions within Archives
SmokewarZ(tm) SmokDESC Version 1.1
Supports the following Archivers,
ARC-ARJ-CRU-LHA-PAK-RAR-SDN-SQZ-UC2
ZIP and ZOO. Find DESC.SDI, FILE_ID.DIZ
and SDN.ID description files without
unarchiving the entire package and
read them first!

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SIMPLE ZIP VIEWER v1.31
This program allows viewing of .ZIP files
without having to extract the contents of
the.ZIP file.
This new version now fixes a couple bugs and
adds quite a few new features such as now
being able to shell to DOS while viewing.
Please see HISTORY.SZV for full details on
all changes.
Release date: 12-23-1994.  Registration: $5.00

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View list of files within an Archive!
SmokewarZ(tm) SmokVIEW Version 1.1
Supports the following Archivers,
ARC-ARJ-CRU-LHA-PAK-RAR-SDN-SQZ-UC2
ZIP and ZOO. List the files that are
inside of an Archive without unarching
the entire package! Small, but you
don't need a Masters Degree!

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The FREE portable source code of 
     UnRAR utility v1.00e
handles archives created with RAR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- testing, viewing, extracting
- portable, compile it in your OS!
- very small RAM volume required
- does not require registration

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WHATIS v1.1 is a DOS based utility that
will extract and display the description 
files inside of PKZIP archives!

Never again UNZIP those files to find out 
what is in them.

Version 1.1 optimized the code to make it
Incredibly fast!
FREEWARE Utility From COMPUTER ONE BBS!
(818)763-9006

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XDIZ v1.5e               [*NEW*]   
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│  ██   ██  ████▄  █▄  █████   │
│   ▀█▄█▀   ██  █  ██     █▀   │
│     █     ██  █  ██    █     │
│   ▄█▀█▄   ██  █  ██  ▄█      │
│  ██   ██  ████▀  ██  █████   │
└──────────────────────────────┘
Extracts FILE_ID.DIZ & DESC.SDI
from ZIP, ARJ and LZH archives,
creating/appening descriptions
in a PCBoard-oid listfile. 386+
    Many fantastic features:
■ Automatic stripping of nonsence,
  high ASCII codes, graphics etc. 
■ Mo

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Zip Chunker 3.01 - Fast! ZIP File Splitter
for DOS, OS/2, & Win32.  Zip Chunker splits
and sizes all types of files, including ZIP
files.  Will split to a size to fit specific
floppy format or to user determined size.
Files except ZIP files can be rejoined.
Supports PKZIP 1.x/2.x files. ZIP files can
be split so that they will extract to fit on
a specific floppy size.

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Zip Chunker Pro 3.01 - Fast! ARC, ARJ, LHZ,
ZIP Splitter for DOS, OS/2, & Win32.  ZCP by
Jibben Software splits and sizes all types
of files, including archived files.  Will
split to a size to fit specific floppy
format or to user determined size.  Files
except archives can be rejoined.  Supports
ARC, ARJ, PKZIP (1.1/2.x), LZH, and HYP.
Archives can be split so that they will
extract to fit on a specific floppy size.

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ZIP Converter 2.9 converts ZIPs to version 
2.04 format, using maximum compression.  It 
can be used on both hard and floppy drives to 
convert 1.x ZIPs to 2.04 format or to 
recompress all ZIPs which were not created 
with PKZIP 2.04's maximum compression 
algorithm.  ZIP comments can be retained, 
added, or removed.  Volume labels will be 
preserved.
Copyright (c) 1995 by Gregory Sherman

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ZIP&GO v5.1 (C) 1995   -   RUN FROM ZIPFILES
DOS or WINDOWS, menu driven disk compression!
Runs zipped programs from hard drive or disk.
Transparent operation and total user control.
All drives supported (in registered version).
Splits large zipfiles to fit on floppy disks.
Many more features - Registration fee $15.00.
Requires a hard drive, DOS, and PKZIP v2.04G.
Keywords: BACKUP COMPRESS ZIP
Leonard Klafta    ZIP&GO v5.1   Feb. 25, 1995

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Zip Manager Ver 5.2  Upgrade Release
Zip Mgr 5.2 now has faster compress/extract
Network & E-Mail support are included free!
Only Zip Mgr is a Windows based 100% compat.
alternative to pkzip 2.04. Works just like
the Windows File Mgr, Drag & Drop for easy
Zip and Un-Zipping! Mult volume support,Self
Extracting EXE, and many other NEW features.
ALL known bugs from vers 5.0 & 5.1 are fixed

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ZIP'R Pro For DOS v2.20  H.D. Tripler! 
ZIP'R Pro stores programs in compressed form 
when they are not being used. Use ZIP'R Pro 
to automatically decompress a program, 
execute it, and recompress it again. Uses 
ARJ, LHA, PKZIP, or built-in compression. 
Integrate with a menu system, or use ZIP'R 
Pro's button menu. Works with networks & 
multitaskers. Easy to use push-button 
interface with mouse support!

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ZRFileWks 6.2 Turbo - New 1995 shareware.
ZIP, JPEG, UUE, GIF, ARJ, ARC, BMP, DIB,
LZH, PCX, TIF, TGA, ZOO decoder, viewer,
archieve maker with PASSWORD options for
Windows. Decompress for use, refresh file,
repack all with single clicks. Drag & drop
create, UUEncode, decode, merge, break &
extract from log. Picture viewer with save,
alter, convert format. Backup with compress
+ directory pie charter with percentages.