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Subject: Re: Editors and memory
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Date: Sat, 23-May-87 20:42:02 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 23 20:42:02 1987
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Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
Organization: Consultant, Toronto
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Keywords: Text bigger than memory
Summary: Posting OS-9 Sources


     Posting of sources has been mainly a logistical problem for me.
When I first posted the OS-9 MicroEMACS (was it a year ago?--can't
remember) I did it exactly once.  I intended to repost for the sake
of some people who missed parts, but I never really had a chance to
do it.  I've posted a couple of things lately, in different ways,
but I'm not sure what's best.  I've sent mail to John Daleske with
sources, but only the last one was distributed.  Maybe he exercised
"editorial policy" on one of the other sources, but I think it's more
likely he never received it.  Net mail can be like that.

     Pete, I'd be interested in seeing the 'AR' sources.  As I write this,
(ahem--big drum roll please) I'm just preparing to post the OS-9 68K
version of MS-DOS ARC by SEA.  The port works and I have SEA's permission
to post it to the Net as well as to BIX (where it's already available)
*and* we have tentative agreement for submission to and distribution
by the Users' Group.  This all happened within the last couple of days
and it means we've taken a big step to data compatibility.

     I still haven't confirmed a reliable port of LZM compression.  I
am of the opinion that it can't be done on the Color Computer due to
the vast amount of memory it requires.  Indeed, I think the problem
with the port I've done so far may just be that I don't have enough
memory on my 1/2 meg. QT to use it.  This is a pity because LZM is
a very power full compression technique.  In a few weeks, when I'm up
to 2.5 Meg., we'll see.  Anyway, it sounds to me that the only format
which we OS-9'ers can use commonly will be 'AR' rather than 'ARC'.

     That leaves us with the problem of Uuencode v. S-Records for object
code.  I don't care much either way.  I prefer S-Records because they're
easier to fix if broken, but not everybody has that anymore.  Maybe
the best thing to post first would be a BASIC09 version of 'Exbin'.  At
anyrate, that's why I posted the Udecode.bas file.  At least we can
all access Uuencoded files.

Cheers! -- Jim O.
-- 
Jim Omura, 2A King George's Drive, Toronto, (416) 652-3880
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