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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
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Organization: ADEC Systems Inc., Edmonton, Alberta
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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