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Compact Pro

Compact Pro is a software data compression utility for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh platform. It was a major competitor to StuffIt in the early 1990s, producing smaller archives in less time, able to create self-extracting archives without the use of an external program, as well as being distributed via shareware which greatly…

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Developers
Bill Goodman, Cyclos
Final release
1.52 / 1995; 31 years ago (1995)
License
Shareware
Operating system
Classic Mac OS
Type
File Compressor

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Compact Pro

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples48
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Compact Pro

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related to Bibliography · 20
Compact Pro → Archived, Compression Wars, February, Hancock, January, Jim, June, Just ZipIt, Kawaguchi, Ken, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, MacWare, March, Retrieved, Tadashi, TidBITS, Wheelis, Wikisource-logo
related to Features · 10
Compact Pro → An, BinHex, Compact Pro's, Finder, Like, Mac-like UI, Option, Some, TeachText, Unlike
related to history · 10
Compact Pro → Ambrosia Software, BBS, Compactor, Cyclos's, It, Smaller Installer, StuffIt, StuffIt Expander, StuffIt Lite, When
Developers · 1
Compact Pro → Bill Goodman, Cyclos
Final release · 1
Compact Pro → 1.52 / 1995; 31 years ago (1995)
License · 1
Compact Pro → Shareware
Operating system · 1
Compact Pro → Classic Mac OS
Type · 1
Compact Pro → File Compressor
Website · 1
Compact Pro → www.cyclos.com/compactpro.htm
is a · 1
Compact Pro → software data compression utility for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh platform

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compact pro stuffit files archives also shareware compression 1990s time program features external file systems even used smaller self-extracting use

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Compact ProDevelopersBill Goodman, Cyclos1.00infobox
Compact ProFinal release1.52 / 1995; 31 years ago (1995)1.00infobox
Compact ProLicenseShareware1.00infobox
Compact ProOperating systemClassic Mac OS1.00infobox
Compact ProTypeFile Compressor1.00infobox
Compact ProWebsitewww.cyclos.com/compactpro.htm1.00infobox
Compact Prois asoftware data compression utility for archiving and compressing files on the Apple Macintosh platform0.90text
Compact Prorelated to BibliographyLock-green0.60section
Compact Prorelated to BibliographyLock-gray-alt-20.60section
Compact Prorelated to BibliographyLock-red-alt-20.60section
Compact Prorelated to BibliographyWikisource-logo0.60section
Compact Prorelated to BibliographyHancock0.60section

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