Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!bbn!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!andrew.cmu.edu!gs1g+ From: gs1g+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gregory Jacob Stein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: compression algorithm used my MAC on macpaint documents Message-ID: Date: 25 Feb 88 18:05:54 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Lines: 4 In-Reply-To: <1003@hubcap.UUCP> There is a Tech Note which describes the packing algorithm used in PackBits. Note, though, that Apple reserves the right to change this at any time. Greg