[A83] Re: Is compression possible?


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[A83] Re: Is compression possible?




> written to compress and uncompress files on calc? For 
example, you can
> create a compressed file from a program and when you need 
that program
> again, you can uncompress it.
> 
I don't think you can gain too much memory from compressing 
binary executables. I just tried pkzip on such a binary, 
and the result was 66% the size of the original. However, 
it's a very complicated algorithm in the light of the 83's 
capabilities, the compressor/decompressor would take more 
space than it saved...

Compressing data is another issue, but my personal opinion 
is that writing programs in a clever way (using math 
instead of large tables where possible) yields the best 
results. A general compression algorithm won't work well in 
such a limited environment.

PG





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