Encounter ARJ and release memories of the DOS Era ~

Encounter ARJ and release memories of the DOS Era ~

Purple endurerOriginal
2008-02-14 1st

When I installed business software for a colleague, I was surprised to find that the extension of some data file names was ARJ, which was compressed by arj software ~ I can't think of ARJ In the Vista age ......
In the DOS era, should no one be familiar with the ARJ software? If you are interested, you can see:

ARJ software, Inc
Http://www.arjsoftware.com/arj.htm
Google will find it ~

In the DOS era, the ARJ command line is skillfully input. in the twinkling of an eye, a large number of files are compressed into a small packet that can be packed with a floppy disk, the magic effect attracted the eyes of many mm, and the amazing eyes of many mm ~
I remember that when I graduated, the Internet was far less popular than today, and there were no large-capacity mobile storage devices such as USB flash drives and mobile hard drives, even with ARJ, we use our favorite Turbo C 2.0, Turbo Pascal 5.0, MASM, tasm ...... Package it into a floppy disk for backup ...... My floppy disk still contains ARJ 2.41 ......
Although ARJ is the king of compression software in the DOS era, it can also be seen as a synonym for compression software. Unfortunately, after entering the Windows era, it was born by the younger generation of RAR "nobody ......
There are at least two reasons:
First, arj CompressionAlgorithmThe compression ratio lags behind that of RAR.
Second, arj has not kept up with the times. after entering the Windows era, the new winarj still does not provide a GUI, and it does not support long file names well, this is obviously unable to get the hands-on and support of new users who are attracted by Windows friendly interfaces and have no experience in using command lines. In dos, rar is a display of better compression rate and better user interface. In the Windows era, WinRAR is replaced by winarj, which does not grow ......

Like ARJ, there are still a lot of classic software that has been blocked by windows in DOS traces, such:

1. pctools 5.0
A masterpiece of Central Point Software. InProgramThe file integrates disk and file operation functions with a good interface. I don't want to list the many features and strong features, because I need to write a lot of words ...... In short, it is a real PC Toolkit (tools ). Many Chinese software jobs are completed using the pctools 16-bit file editing function. Jian Jing also made a widely used Chinese version. Both the original English version and Simplified Chinese version are available on the floppy disk.
Unfortunately, after the launch of PC Tools 9.0, Central Point software was acquired by its rival Norton/Symantec.
Pctools 5.0 does not support windows long file names, such as FAT32 and NTFS.
In PC Tools 9.0, two tools have a deep image. One cptask provides the multi-task function under DOS, and the other is diskedit, which can be used to fix disks with 0 magnetic channels.

2. HD-COPY
German Oliver Fromme's cardsoft, a powerful floppy disk operating software, is a powerful tool for formatting/repairing floppy disks and copying floppy disks in batches, it is much easier to use than the format and diskcopy commands provided by DOS.
Even though I often use this software, I have never been able to send a card according to the author's requirements, telling him that the software has been circulating here ......
In fact, the highest version of this software is only 2.0. Unfortunately, its fans have forged many higher versions. Although there are some jokes, it also shows that it is widely spread and has many users, deep love ......
With the popularity of large-capacity mobile storage devices such as U disk, mobile hard disk, the soft drive has no foothold in the new machine, the disk is useless, HD-COPY will not come in handy ......

It's like thirty years of history, thirty years of history in the Hexi District ...... Only software that constantly improves technology and keeps up with the pace of the times can keep up with the tide ......