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From: cleland@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Thomas Cleland)
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Subject: Re: PP 68040 card
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Date: 10 Nov 90 08:44:02 GMT
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>I have used computers with hardware compression for disk files
>(Wang VS). It helps a lot.  BUT.. if they can do random seeks on the 
>compressed files without slowdown, it will be a neat trick.
>

(referring to Progressive P&S's 68040DC card for the A3000)
That was a puzzler for me too, but the PPS man was firm in his
resolve.  My best guess is that the speed of reading off the
disk is enhanced to a greater extent than the seek speed through
an enlarged directory is slowed.