At 3:48 PM -0600 on Thursday, January 19, 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>At 3:39 PM -0600 01/19/2006, Emily Jackson wrote: >>At 11:31 AM -0600 on Thursday, January 19, 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Why bother with Deluxe anyway? What's in it that normal freeware and >>>shareware apps don't cover? >> >>You can browse the contents of .sit archives, there's a contextual menu >>plug-in for the Finder, plus what Allume/Aladdin calls "True Finder >>Integration" (double-clicking a .sit archive opens up a Finder-like >>window showing the contents). > >I don't really perceive those features as being compelling reasons to >pay for the Deluxe product. Don't get me wrong - at one time I >really loved StuffIt. I paid for several Deluxe releases and was an >AladdinSys beta tester for years. > >But times have changed. Except for decompression, StuffIt provides >little of interest to OS X users, IMO. We're going to .zip and .tar >now... The OP asked about the Classic version (I think 7 is the last Classic version). It's quite useful if you're on a Classic-only machine. Emily -- "If it seem slow, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay." Emily Jackson <http://home.hiwaay.net/~emilyj/missjackson.html> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
