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From: ching@pepsi.amd.com (Mike Ching)
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Subject: Re: A Unix worthy Compress/Uncompress f
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Date: 14 Oct 89 15:30:41 GMT
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In article <110200013@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
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>I have a full 16-bit compress that will run on 386's if you have the
>Phar Lap runtime code. They want (gag!!!!!) $500 for this little bittee
>thingiee.
>
>Doug McDonald


A 16-bit compress binary that will run on 8088's was posted several
months ago. The -V says it is version 4.3 88/12/26. Why is there so
much discussion of programs that have 12-bit limitations or that
cost money?

mike ching