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DropStuff w/Expander Enhancer - Press Release, June 1994
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ALADDIN ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF DROPSTUFF WITH EXPANDER ENHANCER Watsonville, CA (June 16, 1994) -- Aladdin Systems announced today the availability of a new shareware product called "DropStuff with Expander Enhancer(tm)." The package offers Apple Macintosh users the ability to easily create StuffIt archives by simply dragging and dropping a file or folder icon onto the DropStuff icon. When used together with the new version of Aladdin's StuffIt Expander(tm), users are able to expand every leading Macintosh, PC, and Internet compression format including StuffIt (.sit), Compact Pro (.cpt), AppleLink (.pkg), ZIP (.zip), ARC (.arc), gzip (.gz), Unix Compress (.Z), UUencode (.uu), BinHex (.hqx), and MacBinary (.bin). In addition, Power Macintosh users will be able to Stuff and expand files at dramatically accelerated speeds. The System 7-only DropStuff utility will compress any file or folder up to 98% (with an average of 60%) of its original size. Files are compressed into a StuffIt document called an archive. These archives assist saving disk space, speeding modem or network file transfers, and making backups easier. StuffIt is the international standard and accepted method of file compression and archiving on all major online services (including America Online, CompuServe, and GEnie) and thousands of bulletin board systems. "Any Mac owner who uses a modem or does any cross-platform work will benefit from DropStuff with Expander Enhancer. When used together with the StuffIt Expander freeware package, virtually any compressed file found online will be accessible. This opens up a world of information to Mac users which would otherwise be difficult to access," says David Schargel, president of Aladdin Systems. The "Expander Enhancer" portion of the "DropStuff with Expander Enhancer" package is actually a system extension called the "StuffIt Engine(tm)." When a user installs both StuffIt Expander and DropStuff with Expander Enhancer, the software will Stuff and expand files at accelerated speeds on Power Macintosh computers (e.g. a sample StuffIt archive UnStuffs more than five times faster on a Power Macintosh 6100/60 than on a Macintosh IIci). StuffIt Expander also gains the ability to expand files compressed on non-Macintosh platforms, such as IBM-PCs and Unix systems. StuffIt Expander will also expand files compressed with StuffIt SpaceSaver(tm), Aladdin's on-the-fly transparent compression software and will also join files that were segmented with another StuffIt product, such as StuffIt Deluxe(tm). DropStuff with Expander Enhancer will also empower a large number of third-party products with the ability of Stuffing and UnStuffing. Third party products which support DropStuff with Expander Enhancer include many leading networking, communications, database, and utility products. The DropStuff with Expander Enhancer package includes a unique user's manual called the "PictoGuide(tm)". The PictoGuide uses icons to instruct users on how to use the software. It also contains information about how to register the shareware software, explains what shareware and freeware are, and more. The PictoGuide is able to be viewed by TeachText, a simple text editor found on every Macintosh. DropStuff with Expander Enhancer is copyrighted shareware and is expected to ship in early July. After using DropStuff with Expander Enhancer for 15 days, users are honor-bound to send Aladdin a $30 registration fee. It is primarily distributed through online information services, bulletin board systems, the Internet, user groups, and freeware/shareware collections. All Aladdin freeware and shareware software is available from the various Aladdin online forums including, but not limited to, the Aladdin forums on America Online, AppleLink, and CompuServe. Members of the press, user group ambassadors and disk librarians, and online sysops should obtain and return a "Press/MUG/Sysop Request Form" in order to receive the software directly from Aladdin Systems. Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc. is credited with creating the compression standard for applications and communications for the Macintosh platform. The company's product line includes StuffIt Deluxe and StuffIt SpaceSaver, award-winning products which offer comprehensive solutions for compression, translation, and archiving. Aladdin's developer tool, StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm), is the installer of choice for leading software developers, network administrators, and MIS directors. Aladdin recently branched out into the telecommunications arena with the introduction of SITcomm(tm), which was a finalist for the 1993 MacUser Editors' Choice Award for Best Communications Product only three weeks after its debut. Aladdin is one of the few remaining pioneers committed to the shareware and freeware philosophy of software distribution and marketing. Their commitment has helped garner millions of users worldwide. In addition, over 1000 software developers such as Microsoft, Claris, and Apple have licensed Aladdin's data compression and installation technology. ### StuffIt, StuffIt Deluxe, StuffIt SpaceSaver, StuffIt Expander, StuffIt Engine, StuffIt InstallerMaker, SITcomm, DropStuff with Expander Enhancer, and PictoGuide are trademarks of Aladdin Systems, Inc. All other products and brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. For more information, contact: Aladdin Systems, Inc. 165 Westridge Drive Watsonville, CA 95076 ph. 408/761-6200 fax 408/761-6206 America Online/AppleLink: ALADDIN CompuServe: 75300,1666 eWorld/GEnie: AladdinSys Internet: [email protected] ============================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard Rosenthol Internet: [email protected] Director of Advanced Technology AppleLink: MACgician Aladdin Systems, Inc. GEnie: MACgician