Xref: utzoo comp.sources.d:2046 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:143 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!ncc!alberta!access!edm!rroot From: rroot@edm.UUCP (uucp) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: Standard for file transmission Message-ID: <3093@edm.UUCP> Date: 6 May 88 18:02:22 GMT References: <3980@killer.UUCP> Organization: Unexsys Systems, Edmonton,AB. Lines: 15 From article <3980@killer.UUCP>, by chasm@killer.UUCP (Charles Marslett): > 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 There are still, however, people running on systems who'se compilers don't know how to work with >64K. These systems exist and have to be dealt with. -- ------------- Stephen Samuel Disclaimer: You betcha! {ihnp4,ubc-vision,seismo!mnetor,vax135}!alberta!edm!steve BITNET: USERZXCV@UQV-MTS