Zipping files

[J. Landman Gay]

Luis wrote:
> Hiya,
> 
> If you're on OS X run Activity Viewer with a few test files.
> On Win XP use the Performance app in Control Panel/Administrative Tools 
> and do the same.

That was my next step if no one here knew. It's way easier to ask first 
though. ;)

> 
>  From what I recall their RAM use is basically the same, the only 
> bugbear is whether you are decompressing a large single file or lots of 
> small files (which add to approximately the same size as the single 
> file). Lots of small files tend to cane the hard disk most, the 
> processor hit it marginally greater.

That's what I wanted to know. The fact that they are similar in RAM 
usage is helpful. These will be single-file, one-time compressions.

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