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.sit is an antiquated format.. what about 7zip??
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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 373103" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>1. Compression is much less important than it used to be. We no longer have to fit files onto a 400K (or 1.4MB) floppy. We have 60GB iPods and cable modems, which have grown much faster than file sizes, so it's less of an issue. Also, so much of our files are already compressed (in MP3 or QuickTime or whatever) that a file-compression utility is unable to gain any savings.</p><p></p><p>2. Compatibility is more important than compression. This is why ZIP and GZIP are built into the Finder, and Stuffit is not. Same goes for other formats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 373103, member: 4134"] 1. Compression is much less important than it used to be. We no longer have to fit files onto a 400K (or 1.4MB) floppy. We have 60GB iPods and cable modems, which have grown much faster than file sizes, so it's less of an issue. Also, so much of our files are already compressed (in MP3 or QuickTime or whatever) that a file-compression utility is unable to gain any savings. 2. Compatibility is more important than compression. This is why ZIP and GZIP are built into the Finder, and Stuffit is not. Same goes for other formats. [/QUOTE]
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