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From: swede (Jim Mynatt)
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Subject: Re: score files
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Date: 7 Jun 91 16:31:20 GMT
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In article <1991Jun6.123111.9936@gmuvax2.gmu.edu> ppham@gmuvax2.gmu.edu ( )  
writes:
  > Summary:.score file reduction
  > 
  > I just noticed that .score files reduce VERY much. For example when I 
  > compressed FugueCMajor.score normally 128K it became only 20K The same with 
  > most other score files. 240K Pachelbel.score -> 37K Pachelbel.score.Z  
  > shouldn't NeXT come up with some kind of auto compress-decompress system 
  > for these files, like for .snd files ? 

--
	FYI, 	Squash dropped BachFugue.score from .294mb to 43k (>86%  
savings) and when I doble click BachFugue.score.squ, it is unsquashed and then  
passed to ScorePlayer.  It works the same way for any .extension file.  This  
really is way cool software.
	jim 
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