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From: emjej@uokvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Tue, 10-Jun-86 14:36:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 10 14:36:00 1986
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Nf-From: uokvax.UUCP!emjej    Jun 10 13:36:00 1986


In <something or other>, I say...

>So, while ephraim@wang's posting was admirable and fine for its probably-
>intended audience, I'd be much appreciative of information/references
>that would help me figure out what "patterns" are and what PackBits does
>(since the files I've seen are short enough that they probably did go
>through PackBits).

To forestall needless replies and let others know, the place to look for
a full description is in the June 1986 BYTE, round about page 137.  There
you'll see the whole non-sordid tale :-), explained quite well.

					James Jones