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Originally Posted by Five
what are the advantages to winzip, winrar, et al?
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The differ formats have algorithms that are better suited for different types of data. I wish I could remember more details. I've seen data files packed into .mp3 format because it can compress even more than zip, rar, or any of the others. You can't listen to it, of course. UHA is another very good compression algorithm.
Here are a couple comparison's:
http://www.geocities.com/eri32/binaries22.html
http://www.cmetge.dixinet.com/compression.asp
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