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From: pete@octopus.UUCP (Pete Holzmann)
Newsgroups: net.sources.bugs
Subject: Re: Compression Suggestion
Message-ID: <208@octopus.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-Jul-86 15:53:11 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 10 15:53:11 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jul-86 22:11:19 EDT
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Reply-To: pete@octopus.UUCP (Pete Holzmann)
Organization: Octopus Enterprises, Cupertino, CA
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While compressing a single-block file won't save any *disk space*, it
will definitely save *time* when the file is transmitted via modem. It
would also presumably save space if the file is saved to non-blocked mdeia
such as tape.
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