(ACT 2.0) - July 1999 Edition

WHAT'S NEW:

July 3, 1999

New programs tested this month:

AKT32 0.62b ARJ32 3.01b COOLZIP 1.01
ERI32 3.8fre IMP 1.1b PAR 1.49b
PPMD RKUC 1.03 SEMONE 0.6b0
SHORTEN 2.3a TAR 3.21g WINIMP 0.93
XPA32 1.02    
     
ASPACK 1.08.03 PETITE 2.1 UPX 0.72w

The next ACT will be released at the beginning of September, 1999, after which I hope to get back on the monthly release schedule.

Note: There was a bug in RKUC 1.03 that prevented it from decompressing properly in some cases and thus the 'N/A' results. The author has found the bug but it was not available in time to retest the fixed version. Decompression time is about the same as compression time.

I will be at a conference next week in Las Vegas and will probably be taking the last week in July off for vacation so don't be surprised if I don't reply to my e-mail right away.

 

May 9, 1999

This is a new section to ACT 2.0 that will keep you informed of what is going on. This page will be updated more often than the other ACT pages.

I have also put up the start of the new INDEX page. I have only had time to include some entries but I will be adding the rest eventually.

With the nice weather in Canada during the summer, it is a very busy time for me since I like to spend a lot of my free time outside or doing other recreational activities with my girlfriend and friends. This is why there was no April ACT, I just didn't have the time. Over the summer, ACT will probably only be published every other month so expect the next release in July. If I do for some reason have extra time I will try to put out a release more often but don't count on it. When September rolls around, things should be back on schedule again.

New programs tested this month:

7ZIP 2.0b3 AKT 0.5b ARHANGEL 1.39a5
ARS 2.1 BIX 1.0b3 NPACK 1.0
PKZIP 2.50 RAR 2.50 SEMONE 0.4b1
SBX 1.4 XTREME 1.06  
     
ASPACK 1.082 NEOLITE 2.0 PEPACK 1.0
PETITE 2.0 SHRINKER 3.4 UPX 0.70
XE 1.4.1    

 

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