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From: dlw@Atherton.COM (David Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: File compressor
Keywords: compression DSP
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Date: 13 Feb 91 03:45:00 GMT
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Given the answer on what compression tool to use on a NeXT. How
about another idea!

On the Mac these days third parties are starting to sell Nubus based
compression boards that work in conjunction with stuffit & DiskDoubler.
Essentially they are supposed to give a nice performance boost to doing
this kind of activity.

How about using the DSP to process the compression/uncompression of files?
Just as these compression boards on the Mac do? 

Might that not give us the ol' performance boost as the DSP is a fast little
puppy?

I await comments from the toaster man & company....

-==David==-
dlw@atherton.com