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From: dave@sdeggo.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Need information on data compression algorithms
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Date: Sun, 5-Apr-87 15:38:35 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr  5 15:38:35 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.  

I remember the Last One.  That was the one that was going to put all us 
programmers out of work.  (heehee)  Was this a scheme to put all modem 
manufacturers out of work, since with this nifty scheme no one would need
anything faster than a 300 baud modem?

*Any* size to 80 bytes?  Hell, we could all go back to punchcards as our 
offline storage devices.  Let's get serious here, huh?  April Fool's is over 
now.
-- 
David L. Smith
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