Xref: utzoo comp.sources.d:2052 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:155 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!ncc!alberta!teletron!adec23!mark From: mark@adec23.UUCP (Mark Salyzyn) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: RE: Standard for file transmission Message-ID: <926@adec23.UUCP> Date: 5 May 88 23:01:05 GMT Distribution: na Organization: ADEC Systems Inc., Edmonton, Alberta Lines: 13 Keywords: What about all us little guys? I'm sorry, I don't care if the IBM-PC can handle better than 12 bit compress! I run UNIX on a PDP 11/23 *NON SPLIT I/D MACHINE* and that allows me to use 12 bit compress (however I have a 13 bit LZW pack routine that was posted in 1983 that works fine). In order to read stuff that is packed more than 12 bit LZW I had to rewrite compress to use disk rather than memory. BOY IS IT SLOW. In the interest of compatibility with ALL types of machines I suggest that we use 12 bit compress. This is the most available compression bit selection. If not, then I am going to extend my disk version to handle 17 bit compress, post something usefull and watch you all squirm. G'day -- Mark Salyzyn, mad at the world for advancing and leaving me behind