Aladdin Ships DropStuff with Expander Enhancer

Watsonville, CA (July 13, 1994) -- Aladdin Systems began shipping today a
new shareware product called "DropStuff with Expander Enhancer." The
package offers Apple Macintosh users the ability to easily create StuffIt
archives by simply dragging and dropping a file or folder icon onto the
DropStuff icon.  When used together with the new version of Aladdin's
StuffIt Expander, users are also able to expand every leading Macintosh,
PC, and Internet compression format including StuffIt (.sit), Compact Pro
(.cpt), AppleLink (.pkg), ZIP (.zip), ARC (.arc), gzip (.gz), Unix
Compress (.Z), UUencode (.uu), BinHex (.hqx), and MacBinary (.bin). In
addition, Power Macintosh users will be able to Stuff and expand files at
dramatically accelerated speeds.

The System 7-only DropStuff utility will compress any file or folder up to
98% (with an average of 60%) of its original size. Files are compressed
into a StuffIt document called an archive. These archives assist saving
disk space, speeding modem or network file transfers, and making backups
easier. StuffIt is the international standard and accepted method of file
compression and archiving on all major online services (including America
Online, CompuServe, and GEnie) and thousands of bulletin board systems.

"Any Mac owner who uses a modem or does any cross-platform work will
benefit from DropStuff with Expander Enhancer," says David Schargel,
president of Aladdin Systems. "When used together with the StuffIt
Expander freeware package, virtually any compressed file found online will
be accessible. This opens up a world of information to Mac users which
would otherwise be difficult to access."

The "Expander Enhancer" portion of the "DropStuff with Expander Enhancer"
package is actually a system extension called the "StuffIt Engine." The
StuffIt Engine increases the capabilites of Aladdin's popular StuffIt
Expander freeware. When a user installs both StuffIt Expander and
DropStuff with Expander Enhancer, the software will Stuff and expand files
at accelerated speeds on Power Macintosh computers (e.g. a sample StuffIt
archive UnStuffs more than five times faster on a Power Macintosh 6100/60
than on a Macintosh IIci). StuffIt Expander also gains the ability to
expand files compressed on non-Macintosh platforms, such as IBM-PCs and
Unix systems. StuffIt Expander will also expand several other Macintosh
formats including files compressed with StuffIt SpaceSaver, Aladdin's
on-the-fly, transparent compression software and it will also join files
that were segmented with another StuffIt product, such as StuffIt Deluxe.

DropStuff with Expander Enhancer will also empower a large number of
third-party products with the ability of Stuffing and UnStuffing. Third
party products which support DropStuff with Expander Enhancer include many
leading networking, communications, database, and utility products.

The DropStuff with Expander Enhancer package includes a unique user's
manual called the "PictoGuide." The PictoGuide uses icons to instruct
users on how to use and distribute the software. It also contains
information about how to register their shareware, explains what shareware
and freeware are, and more. The PictoGuide may be viewed using TeachText,
a simple text editor found on every Macintosh.

DropStuff with Expander Enhancer is copyrighted shareware. After using
DropStuff with Expander Enhancer for 15 days, users are honor-bound to
send Aladdin a $30 registration fee. Owners of Aladdin's commercial
products, StuffIt Deluxe, StuffIt SpaceSaver, and SITcomm, will be
automatically registered upon installation of DropStuff with Expander
Enhancer; those customers will not need to send in a registration fee. 
DropStuff with Expander Enhancer is  distributed through online
information services, bulletin board systems, the Internet, user groups,
and freeware/shareware collections. All Aladdin freeware and shareware is
available from the various Aladdin online forums. Members of the press,
user group ambassadors and disk librarians, and online sysops should
contact Aladdin Systems directly to obtain the software.

Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc. is credited with creating the
compression standard for applications and communications for the Macintosh
platform. The company's product line includes StuffIt Deluxe and StuffIt
SpaceSaver, award-winning products which offer comprehensive solutions for
compression, translation, and archiving. Aladdin's developer tool, StuffIt
InstallerMaker, is the installer of choice for leading software
developers, network administrators, and MIS directors. Aladdin recently
branched out into the telecommunications arena with the introduction of
SITcomm, which was a finalist for the 1993 MacUser Editors' Choice Award
for Best Communications Product only three weeks after its debut.

Aladdin is one of the few remaining pioneers committed to the shareware and
freeware philosophy of software distribution and marketing. Their
commitment has helped garner millions of users worldwide. In addition,
over 1000 software developers, including Microsoft, Claris, and Apple,
have licensed Aladdin's data compression and installation technology.

Aladdin Systems, Inc.
165 Westridge Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
ph. 408/761-6200,  fax 408/761-6206
America Online/AppleLink: ALADDIN
CompuServe: 75300,1666
eWorld/GEnie: AladdinSys
Internet: aladdin@well.sf.ca.us
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Where to Find Aladdin's Freeware and Shareware Software
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Immediately after the release of new software, it will be available on:

Internet:
   ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/leonardr/Aladdin

America Online:
   Go Keyword "Aladdin", then open StuffIt Support Library.

AppleLink:
   AppleLink Services:Third Parties:Third Parties (A-G):Aladdin
   Systems:File Library and Utilites (folder).

Shortly after the release of new software, it will be available on:

Internet:
   ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/cmp
   ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu/mac/util/compression
   ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu/mac/misc/update (updates only)

CompuServe:
   "Go Aladdin" or "Go MACCVEN", then (Library 2 + Browse +
   Download) or (Download by name - if known).

eWorld:
   Go To Shortcut "Aladdin", then click on the icon labled
   "Software", open the folder "Shareware & Freeware".

GEnie:
   MacPS RT/Library #1 (M606;3 - Library 1).

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