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ease of use of either program.  However, StuffIt Does have an icon based interface for adding files or multiple files for archiving (see figure 2)            .

Although I think StuffIt could be improved a bit, Diamond has nothing to compare.  Diamond has no easy method of repetitively selecting files to archive.  You must put all files you wish to archive into a folder, then pack the entire folder.  This is a major drawback.  StuffIt also has an option setting which allows choosing to never pack folders as such (that is, to always pack a folder's files separately), or to always pack folders as such.  Further, StuffIt provides you much more information during the packing and unpacking processes.  Even though Diamond has online help, StuffIt is much easier to use, overall. Earlier I compared



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compared the price of StuffIt to Diamond.  A couple more points on this.  Remember, I am comparing the shareware version of StuffIt very favorably to Diamond.  When StuffIt Deluxe is released it could be a runaway.  

However, it will list at $99.95, a far cry from the $20 shareware fee of StuffIt.  Also, the chances of the shareware version being enhanced significantly seem remote (but not completely so).  The letter received with Diamond indicates a desire to continue its development.

                  Dorman L. Bullard