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Subject: Re: Problems with Compress
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Date: Sun, 27-Sep-87 23:30:30 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 27 23:30:30 1987
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12 bit compress is availible on all machines with compress.

compress -b 12 files

will work just fine.

Incidently, I compared 14 bit compress (needed 256K stack:-) with 12 bit.
No significant change in space, major change in CPU time. Maybe I just got
unlucky.
			Michael
   The opinions represented here are a result of being educated at a
school that discriminates againts roosters. Only the birds are responsible.