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From: pete@wlbr.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Editors and memory
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Date: Tue, 26-May-87 17:51:49 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 26 17:51:49 1987
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Keywords: Text bigger than memory

In article <1816@lsuc.UUCP> jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) writes:

>     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'.
>

Well Jim..... the 'AR' package *does* use the older version of LZ
compression. Also, in the version that I will likely post in the next
few days, there are conditionals to use the newer LZ package. I don't
know if that was ever worked ouit though.


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