rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rich Holmes) (01/22/91)
Around Christmas time the word went out that an upgrade of Stuffit Deluxe was
being mailed free to registered users.
I'm a registered user, and have received no such thing. Should I have
gotten something by now?
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"The United States -- Making the World Safe For Monarchy!"kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu (Ken Hancock) (01/22/91)
In article <1991Jan21.162229.12425@rodan.acs.syr.edu> rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rich Holmes) writes: >Around Christmas time the word went out that an upgrade of Stuffit Deluxe was >being mailed free to registered users. > >I'm a registered user, and have received no such thing. Should I have >gotten something by now? I just received mine on Friday, a day after we bought a new copy at work. The small floppy-mailer included two disks and a cover letter. The reason it's taking so long is that Aladdin shipped it out in bulk mail, which, according to their rep, "takes 10-15 days". The new copy we bought at work included a 23-page "StuffIt Deluxe 2.0 Addendum." Funny, but that wasn't in my upgrade package. Worse yet, is that it was version 2.0 which has already been superceeded by version 2.0.1 (evidently there's a bug which doesn't convert 1.5.1 archives correctly). Aladdin has promised an updater, but I haven't seen it as of yet. As for speed, I'll leave that until I'm done testing and timing, but it looks like you'll all be "treated" to some more rantings and ravings. (HINT: I've recently switched to Compactor...) Ken -- Ken Hancock | INTERNET: kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu Isle Systems | Disclaimer: My opinions are mine, Macintosh Consulting | your opinions are yours. Simple, isn't it?
ckd@cs.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) (01/23/91)
Ken> == Ken Hancock <kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu>
Ken> The new copy we bought at work included a 23-page "StuffIt Deluxe
Ken> 2.0 Addendum." Funny, but that wasn't in my upgrade package.
Look on disk 2. It's there. They even offer to send you the hardcopy
free if you really want it.
Ken> Worse yet, is that it was version 2.0 which has already been
Ken> superceeded by version 2.0.1 (evidently there's a bug which
Ken> doesn't convert 1.5.1 archives correctly). Aladdin has promised
Ken> an updater, but I haven't seen it as of yet.
I got 2.01 (today, even). Looks good so far.
Ken> As for speed, I'll leave that until I'm done testing and timing, but it
Ken> looks like you'll all be "treated" to some more rantings and ravings.
Ken> (HINT: I've recently switched to Compactor...)
It's noticeably faster than 1.0.1 was. I haven't head-to-head compared
it to Compactor, yet, but it's definitely faster than the older version
was.
I still say the Stuffit Engine is worth it for my needs; batch zmodem
downloads with White Knight are so much nicer when it *also* unstuffs
things. I tend to let them run overnight...
When Bill Goodman comes out with a Compactor Engine that works with
WK11, then I'll look at switching...but until then...
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kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu (Ken Hancock) writes: > [...] > wasn't in my upgrade package. Worse yet, is that it was version 2.0 which > has already been superceeded by version 2.0.1 (evidently there's a bug > which doesn't convert 1.5.1 archives correctly). Aladdin has promised an > updater, but I haven't seen it as of yet. The updater application has been out since before MacWorld and should be found on most of the large information services such as CompuServe, America Online, GEnie and AppleLink. The one on America Online has an upload date of January 8th. John -- John A. Starta Internet: tosh!starta@asuvax.eas.asu.edu Software Visionary UUCP: ncar!noao!asuvax!tosh!starta AOL: AFA John; CompuServe: 71520,3556
kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu (Ken Hancock) (01/23/91)
In article <CKD.91Jan22200723@cs.bu.edu> ckd@cs.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) writes: > > Ken> == Ken Hancock <kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu> > > Ken> The new copy we bought at work included a 23-page "StuffIt Deluxe > Ken> 2.0 Addendum." Funny, but that wasn't in my upgrade package. > >Look on disk 2. It's there. They even offer to send you the hardcopy >free if you really want it. Oops..I'll have to eat my words on that one... I looked on Disk 2 briefly and saw Disinfectant 2.4 and some other "stuff". (Munching on my foot, right now...) > Ken> Worse yet, is that it was version 2.0 which has already been > Ken> superceeded by version 2.0.1 (evidently there's a bug which > Ken> doesn't convert 1.5.1 archives correctly). Aladdin has promised > Ken> an updater, but I haven't seen it as of yet. As I'm not on AOL or CIS, it took awhile to filter down my way, but as John Starta pointed out, it was up before MacWorld... > Ken> As for speed, I'll leave that until I'm done testing and timing, but it > Ken> looks like you'll all be "treated" to some more rantings and ravings. > Ken> (HINT: I've recently switched to Compactor...) > >It's noticeably faster than 1.0.1 was. I haven't head-to-head compared >it to Compactor, yet, but it's definitely faster than the older version >was. Well, I'll at least stick by this one as my ground is already pretty shaky...my timing tests so far, with the same options on, same compression modes, have SD 2.0 slower than 1.0. True enough you can use "Best Guess" which is faster, but that's chaning other variables as well... Ken -- Ken Hancock | INTERNET: kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu Isle Systems | Disclaimer: My opinions are mine, Macintosh Consulting | your opinions are yours. Simple, isn't it?
drz@po.CWRU.Edu (David R. Zinkin) (01/24/91)
Could someone please send me a copy of the StuffIt Deluxe 2.0.1
Updater? I've looked on various FTP sites, but apparently the
file hasn't been uploaded yet.
Thanks...
-- Dave
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