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From: mct@praxis.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Need information on data compression algorithms
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Date: Mon, 30-Mar-87 05:25:01 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 30 05:25:01 1987
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Reply-To:mct%praxis.uucp@ukc.ac.uk

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 :-)