cm0002@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoWith great self-awareness WinRAR releases official $150 merch: 'What better way to support the software you’ve NEVER paid for than by buying a WinRAR bag?'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWith great self-awareness WinRAR releases official $150 merch: 'What better way to support the software you’ve NEVER paid for than by buying a WinRAR bag?'www.pcgamer.comcm0002@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareKrudler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoIt wasn’t a better product, it was worse in every measurable way but one: You could split archives into arbitrary sizes so you could steal warez off Usenet in 1-floppy chunks. That’s it. It’s a ho-hum product at best.
minus-squareemax_gomax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoWinrar definitely compresses better than zip. At least based on my experience.
It wasn’t a better product, it was worse in every measurable way but one: You could split archives into arbitrary sizes so you could steal warez off Usenet in 1-floppy chunks. That’s it. It’s a ho-hum product at best.
Winrar definitely compresses better than zip. At least based on my experience.