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Subject: Re: Need information on data compression algorithms
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Date: Sat, 4-Apr-87 21:47:19 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr  4 21:47:19 1987
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In article <383@newton.praxis.co.uk> mct%praxis.uucp@ukc.ac.uk writes:
 >Once apon a time, about five years ago, a UK company called DJAI, (the
 >authors of The Last One - a 4GL program generator) said that they had an
 >algorithm which would (reversibly) compress arbitrary text into 40-80 bytes.
 >They even had a demonstration system which claimed to show the algorithm in
 >operation.  
 >
 >They planned to demonstrate the system by compressing the complete source
 >text of The Last One, copying the <80 bytes to a hand-held micro with a
 >printer, then decompressing and producing the total listing from the micro.
 >
 >I expect the algorithm has been suppressed by the UK MoD :-)

  This is a facinating story...  Anyone else ever hear about this?
  Anyone know -anything- (or have any guesses) about the algorithm?

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John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP)
Software Consultant - DynaSoft Systems
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