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From: chasm@killer.UUCP (Charles Marslett)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Standard for file transmission
Message-ID: <3980@killer.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 88 23:38:44 GMT
References: <292@cullsj.UUCP> <55@psuhcx.psu.edu>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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Keywords: protocol compression source
Summary: 16 bit compress is easy on some PCs

In article <55@psuhcx.psu.edu>, wcf@psuhcx.psu.edu (Bill Fenner) writes:
> Just one thing that needs to be known -- PC's can do no more than 12-bit
> compression.  ...

Actually, I have sent several people copies of a minor mod to compress 4.0
that works fine if you have the memory (requires about 350-400 K above DOS
to do 16-bit compression).  The source assumes Turbo or Microsoft C for the
PC but it doesn't take up an immense amount of disk space either (about 40K
if I remember correctly).  I have also ported it to Atari STs, so that covers
some of the PC field.  Anyone want to merge these changes into the more
recent (4.1?) posting and perhaps make it work on Macs and Amigas?

Any good rule of thumb on how many requests imply a posting choice?

>   Bill

Charles Marslett
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