Re: LZ: Compression program


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Re: LZ: Compression program



On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, Scott J. Rein wrote:


> At 06:38 PM 9/5/96 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, Scott J. Rein wrote:
> >
> >> Please email me if anyone knows about ASM programming (pretty well) or
> >> anything about compression techniques.
> >> 
> >> I for one want to stop talking about the program and get some people
> >> organized to make it.  I don't know how much I can do personally, but please
> >> mail me and we'll see who can do what.
> > 
> >One useful first step might be to survey the members
> >of this list to see who how many would really use a
> >program like this and just what people would or
> >wouldn't use.
> >
> >I think most of the controversy is about whether it's
> >worth doing, not whether it can be done.
> 
> >From what I have read... most people would want the program, but I don't know
> how many really want to make it.  I don't see anyone complaining about it, just
> those arguing whether it is possible.  That is what I intend to find out once I
> find out who is capable of helping me.
> 
> Are you?
 
Not me.  I'm more intrested in the 83 at present.  I just got
an 85 out of curiosity.  I've never written any kind of
compression software other than rle and I'm not that experiened
with the Z80 anyway, so I don't think I'd be much help.


Thanks for asking.


Barry


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