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Other compression methods aside Stuffit
Protools5LEGuy:
Based on http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/utilities/compression-archiving
There are lots of utilities we are not aware of (at least most of us)
.RAR
Mac UnRAR 1.2 http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-unrar-12
MacRAR 2.5.1 (Fat) http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macrar-251-fat
--- Quote from: bender ---Keep in mind that this software won't decompress RAR archives created with WinRAR 3.0 or later as the file format changed and this tool was not updated.
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so this has limited compatibility
there may be many apps but compatibility + reliability is something that determines their usability.. and history of wider audience acceptance (or lack of acceptance)
.ZIP
MacGzip 1.1.3 http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macgzip-113
MacZip 1.06 http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/maczip-106
ZipIt
ZipIt 1.4 & 2.1 http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/zipit-14-21
ZipIt 2.2 http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/zipit
SPLITTING FILES
SplitIt! v2.0 http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/splitit-v20
Split & Join 1.2.1 http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/split-join-121
Protools5LEGuy:
--- Quote from: chrisNova777 on January 19, 2015, 12:52:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: bender ---Keep in mind that this software won't decompress RAR archives created with WinRAR 3.0 or later as the file format changed and this tool was not updated.
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so this has limited compatibility
there may be many apps but compatibility + reliability is something that determines their usability.. and history of wider audience acceptance (or lack of acceptance)
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Let's try to find various workflow.
If we use WinRAR 2.5.1 it should work with MacRAR 2.5.1 (Fat).
If we use Gzip 1.2.4, it should work with MacGzip 1.1.3
If we use MacZip 1.06
--- Quote from: TataMisia on January 19, 2015, 12:52:31 PM ---
MacZip based at Info-ZIP.
Info-ZIP devlopers say about 99,99% compatibility with PKZIP standard.
This is good news for users another type computers.
If you have zip archive with filenames (for example) in ISO8859-2 code or other national codes, only MacZip can unpack it.
Stuffit Expander and ZipIt surrend.
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I have to add Aaron's Zipper http://aarongiles.com/macsoft/index.html added by xy on Gardens comments
--- Quote ---A very fast ZIP/UnZIP utility. Very simple interface. It was never finished, but is perfectly adequate for most simple ZIPping tasks.
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--- Quote from: MacWise on January 19, 2015, 12:52:31 PM ---Keep in mind that if you zip a file with resource fork, MacZip will preserve it the same way Mac OS X does, but you have to open it with MacZip or else the resource fork will show up as an useless file on a separate folder.
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It could be interesting to find the last WinRAR/WinZIP version able to give OS9 files and to archive that.
Protools5LEGuy:
[suspicious]WinRAR 2.5 serial
Name: LawAbidngCriminalZ s/n: 8F2428F06BBA9[/suspicious]
http://www.gzip.org/
About Gzip 1.2.4
--- Quote ---Important security patch
gzip 1.2.4 may crash when an input file name is too long (over 1020 characters). The buffer overflow may be exploited if gzip is run by a server such as an ftp server. Some ftp servers allow compression and decompression on the fly and are thus vulnerable. See technical details here. This patch to gzip 1.2.4 fixes the problem. The beta version 1.3.3 already includes a sufficient patch; use this version if you have to handle files larger than 2 GB. A new official version of gzip will be released soon.
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MacGzip F.A.Q. http://persephone.cps.unizar.es/general/gente/spd/gzip/
Cool the used SuperLópez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superl%C3%B3pez on logo
--- Quote ---Can I use MacGzip to unzip .zip files with more than one file zipped in it?
No, you can't
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--- Quote ---Should I use (Mac)Gzip in order to exchange files with Windows users?
Usually gzip is used mostly by technical people; so, maybe your windows user won't have gzip for DOS nor gzip for Win 95/NT; probably they'll have WinZip, which understands gzip files.
Anyway, they will feel more comfortable if you use .zip files, which can be created on the Mac using ZipIt.
But Windows users should install StuffIt Expander for Windows, so they will be able to read the usual .sit files.
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Gzip 1.2.4 for win http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/WOD05/utils05.html
IIO:
that old macrar app sucks, as it is not supported by most modern apps, especially it is incompatible with the "usual" *nix rar on OSX.
zipit is always compatible with other zip programs, and is very nice to distinguish between .zip and .sit by icons, because it is agressive enough to take .zip files the association to stuff it deluxe away.
Protools5LEGuy:
--- Quote from: IIO on January 20, 2015, 04:15:19 AM ---that old macrar app sucks, as it is not supported by most modern apps, especially it is incompatible with the "usual" *nix rar on OSX.
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Yes, you are true. But Imagine this scenario: Win x86 machine with WinRAR 5 and WinRAR 2.5
There you could decode v.5 files, make them native (plain files) and then encode with WinRAR 2.5. In that way we could use MacRAR 2.5 on OS9. Maybe we can force WinRAR v.5 to make 2.5 compatible files.
The same workflow could happen with MacZIP or ZipIt.
This is like the DMG case in OS9. Some work and some don't. Let's find out why and how to make it work always.
--- Quote from: IIO on January 20, 2015, 04:15:19 AM ---that old macrar app sucks, as it is not supported by most modern apps, especially it is incompatible with the "usual" *nix rar on OSX.
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What if we use the same OS9 native app to encode files on Classic environment (OSX compatibility mode)? It should be "more compatible" than using OSX "only" modern .ZIP
We also should look on the limits on the "Splitters" software. Maybe they do not support files bigger tha 2 Gig, but it worth looking. We use 2015 big files with 90's software. Probably the limit is HFS on the older one.
I know most of you are using Stuffit for more than 15 years... But I keep watching .zip files on Garden and even here.
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