Re: [NTLK] AW: offtopic .sit/.zip files

From: Brian McEwen (bmcewen_at_cowboy.net)
Date: Fri Jun 29 2001 - 15:50:31 PDT


On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Bill davis newton wrote:
> > If you compress the files you should use ZIP format. This is normally
> > readable for every WinDose.
>
> Not if they don't have an unzip program. ALL Macs ship with Stuffit
> Expander. I don't think Windows machines are guaranteed to have an
> Unzip progrm. They'll may still have to go get one. Most companies
> will install it on their corporate machines...but home users or small
> business users are a different story.

Right. You have to install your own unzip util.

Stuffit, last couple of revisions, will decompress .zip as well as .sit,
.hqx, etc. Super compatible :)

B

 

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