Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!jtc From: jtc@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (J.T. Conklin) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Compression algorithm wanted Message-ID: <774@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 5 Dec 90 01:19:48 GMT References: Distribution: na Organization: UniFax Communications Inc., Vancouver, B.C., Canada Lines: 20 Summary: In article jjoshua@remus.rutgers.edu (J. Joshua) writes: >I am looking for a compresion algorithm that has a good trade off >between speed and compression % leaning more towards speed. I would >like the algorith to work in as real-time as possible. Any >suggestions? Any code? This is a classic example of an incomplete specification. To satisifactorily answer this question, the nature of the data to be compressed, acceptable time/space tradeoffs, etc. is unknown. It would be irresponsible for anyone to suggest a compression algorithm when there is nothing to go on. --jtc -- J.T. Conklin Toolsmith, Language Lawyer UniFax Communications Inc. ...!{uunet,ubc-cs}!van-bc!jtc, jtc@wimsey.bc.ca Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com