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7-zip updated to 16.04

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MilesAhead:
I just checked and I was still on v9.x. I guess it's been a while since I updated it. :)
-Deozaan (October 07, 2016, 03:07 PM)
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It is probably not all that different.  A new version of WinRar came out where the compression algorithm was updated.  I still use the old one because you can blend in 10% error correction in the .rar file without any big suffering.  But I guess the 3rd party decompression tools have to update if they want to support the new format.

Curt:
yes, it went from 4 to 9 to 15.

http://www.7-zip.org/history.txt

Deozaan:
yes, it went from 4 to 9 to 15.

http://www.7-zip.org/history.txt
-Curt (October 08, 2016, 05:11 PM)
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Looks like the version number is now based on the year.

MilesAhead:
yes, it went from 4 to 9 to 15.

http://www.7-zip.org/history.txt
-Curt (October 08, 2016, 05:11 PM)
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Looks like the version number is now based on the year.
-Deozaan (October 08, 2016, 06:02 PM)
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Look at Windows 98 "upgrading" all the way to Windows 10.  I guess with some things like the old KLH Stereo Systems, the lower model number was higher quality.  By that definition I guess Windows 1.0 was the best of the bunch.  :)

IainB:
Though 7-Zip has some good functionality - which helps to make it rather flexible in use - it doesn't seem to have an option to check for the latest version or offer to update to the latest version. That sort of check seems to be ubiquitous (well, in most software).
I wonder if it is a deliberate omission? I think it must be.

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