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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
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Subject: Re: Why do you want 16 bit compress?
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Date: 22 Nov 90 21:48:46 GMT
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In article <17714@thorin.cs.unc.edu> mccabe@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Daniel McCabe) writes:
>For those of you unfamiliar with *nix and/or compress, you might ask
>why you want 16 bit compress.  

Nevertheless, please do not use 16-bit compress for any net postings or
you will get negative feedback from the majority of readers, who have Intel
CPUs.  As to compatibility, most UNIX systems can handle 13-bit as well.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)