()  A.C.T. - MAR. 1995  ()  Author: JEFF GILCHRIST  ()  Part 3 of 7  ()

<*> This is a new section to A.C.T. replacing the DLL file test.
    One hundred percent of the people who voted on which sound format
    I should use for the test, chose MOD/699 format.

669 File Test  -  (8 bit, 8 Channel)  Uncompressed Size 1,314,481 bytes


    ARCHIVER        SWITCHES        CREATION TIME     COMPRESSED SIZE
    --------        --------        -------------     ---------------

 B  HA 0.999b       e2               2 m 04.4 sec      636,442 bytes
    UC2 v2.0        (Max Compress)   2 m 25.7 sec      684,686 bytes
    HPACK 0.79a0    -df              2 m 30.8 sec      691,175 bytes
 O  HAP 3.14e11     3                0 m 35.4 sec      704,531 bytes
 N  QUANTUM 0.96    -c5             46 m 51.3 sec      719,128 bytes
 N  QUANTUM 0.96    (none)           2 m 20.5 sec      738,987 bytes
    ARI 1.12        -n               3 m 44.2 sec      756,636 bytes
    RAR 1.53        -ep -m5 -s       0 m 40.6 sec      769,910 bytes
    HA 0.999b       e1               0 m 42.9 sec      769,923 bytes
    LIMIT 1.2       -mx              0 m 50.1 sec      770,759 bytes
    LIMIT 1.2       (none)           0 m 45.4 sec      770,880 bytes
    RAR 1.53        -ep              0 m 25.2 sec      771,679 bytes
    UC2 v2.0        (Default)        0 m 27.5 sec      773,316 bytes
    PKZIP 2.04g     -ex              0 m 27.7 sec      774,780 bytes
    AIN 2.2         /m1              0 m 20.0 sec      776,613 bytes
    SQZ 1.08.3      -q(ALT236)       0 m 38.1 sec      778,244 bytes
    AIN 2.2         (none)           0 m 14.8 sec      779,886 bytes
 N  ARJ 2.42b BETA  -jm -e           0 m 25.0 sec      780,613 bytes
 N  ARJ 2.42b BETA  -e               0 m 21.2 sec      780,662 bytes
    SQZ 1.08.3      (none)           0 m 25.8 sec      780,831 bytes
 N  BSArc 1.9.3     (none)           0 m 31.1 sec      781,375 bytes
    PKZIP 2.04g     (none)           0 m 18.4 sec      782,772 bytes
    PUT 3.41        (none)           0 m 34.5 sec      784,604 bytes
    INFO-ZIP 2.0    -9 -j            0 m 26.4 sec      785,102 bytes
    LHA 2.55b       -we:             0 m 26.8 sec      786,069 bytes
 N  AR 0.02         (none)           0 m 49.4 sec      786,077 bytes
    SAR 1.0         (none)           0 m 51.5 sec      786,077 bytes
    CODEC 3.10      -c9              0 m 23.4 sec      786,097 bytes
    ZOO 2.10        h:               0 m 48.4 sec      786,204 bytes
    CODEC 3.10      (none)           0 m 22.3 sec      786,352 bytes
    INFO-ZIP 2.0    -j               0 m 20.6 sec      786,760 bytes
    AMGC 2.2        -mm              2 m 26.2 sec      788,463 bytes
    ARX 1.00        (none)           0 m 20.2 sec      815,339 bytes
 N  PAK 2.51        (none)           0 m 17.9 sec      817,011 bytes
 N  SQWEZ 2.1       (none)           0 m 50.4 sec      817,479 bytes
    HYPER 2.5       (none)           0 m 18.5 sec      821,782 bytes
    AMGC 2.2        (none)           0 m 30.1 sec      833,738 bytes
 N  DWC 5.01        (none)           0 m 11.1 sec      871,519 bytes
    ZOO 2.10        :                0 m 23.9 sec      880,276 bytes
    JRCHIVE 1.02    -v               0 m 16.5 sec      899,525 bytes
 F  ARC 6.02        (none)           0 m 09.9 sec    1,067,359 bytes

Winner for best compression   :  HA 0.999b B
Winner for fastest compression:  ARC 6.02 F
Winner for best overall       :  HAP 3.14e11 O

N Indicates a new version of the software tested since the last posting
  of these tests.

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