ARJ

(Computers) program for file compression and archiving; extension for compressed files created with the ARJ program

ARJ is a tool for creating compressed file archives. It was invented by Robert K. Jung. ARJ stands for Archived by Robert Jung. It is no longer in wide use. ARJ was one of two mainstream archivers during early and mid-90s. PKZIP was the other mainstream archiver. ARJ's compression is somewhat better to that of PKZIP 1.02, but ARJ is considerably slower than PKZIP. Parts of ARJ were covered by .Generally ARJ was less popular than PKZIP, but ARJ did enjoy popularity during the BBS era. This was largely due to ARJ's creation and handling of multi-volume archives (archives which are split into smaller files which are then suitable for dial-up transfers and floppy distribution) being much simpler and more inituitive than PKZIP's.
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ARJ, program for file compression and archiving (Computers)

ARJ (Computers), program for file compression and archiving

<tool, file format> An archive format for the IBM PC. ARJ files are handled by the ARJ program, created by the American programmer Robert Jung.
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(1996-11-03)