Xref: utzoo news.software.b:5104 news.admin:9945 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mailrus!b-tech!zeeff From: zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff) Newsgroups: news.software.b,news.admin Subject: Re: Cnews batching & 16 bit compress Message-ID: Date: 9 Jul 90 13:23:57 GMT References: <1990Jul7.134552.4280@alfred.UUCP> <1990Jul08.130607.11867@nstar.uucp> <1990Jul09.031526.2371@looking.on.ca> Organization: Branch Technology Lines: 14 Here are some figures: 16 bit compression: 7.2 seconds, 88827 bytes 12 bit compression: 8.4 seconds, 113879 bytes <- 16%/28% more. The test batch was 276K to start. Also figure the cpu time needed to send/receive the larger 12 bit compressed batch. Given the major win, 16 bit compression should be the default or at least strongly encouraged. Even 16 bit int machines can do 14 bit uncompression without slowdown. -- Jon Zeeff (NIC handle JZ) zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us