28 Apr
2000
28 Apr
'00
12:36 p.m.
Glenatacme(a)aol.com wrote:
<< > he wrote PKZIP, and within a year ARC was no longer the defacto standard
for
IIRC, part of the reason for the suit was that if SEA did not sue, they
would stand a good chance of losing their right to the name "ARC". PKzip was
written as a result of losing that suit. I recall that sentiments ran high
when SEA initiated the suit and there was a lot of "so there" on the part of
BBS sysops which contributed greatly to the very fast acceptance of ZIP as
the standard archiving method.
BBS's. I believe the company that wrote ARC
is now extinct. Serves them
right. >>
Hmm . . . I'm not sure I understand this point of view. Katz _stole_ the
algorithm from ARC -- why shouldn't they sue?
I was using ARC and PKZIP extensively back in '88-'89 and IIRC Katz
reverse-engineered the ARC code in order to make his product work.