Re: LZ: a zipping utility

Subject: Re: LZ: a zipping utility
From: barrym <barrym@neosoft.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 12:03:39 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <3048BEDF.3EE2@inil.com>

On Sat, 2 Sep 1995, becker wrote:


> barrym wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 10 Jan 1994, Steve Wrobleski wrote:
> > 
> > > I think the best way to make a compression program would be to have the
> > > compressor on the computer, and the uncompression program on the calc.
> > > This way, we could keep stuff small, and if you wanted to compress
> > > something, just go to your computer.
> > 
> > Good idea.  That would make compression a lot more practical.
> > 
> > Barry
> You need an unzipper for the calc too, though, because what's the point
> of saving memory if you don't have access to whats in the memory?  If
> someone has a graphlink, and you do to and you want to save space on
> your calc when you give it to him, just put it on disk.


His suggestion was that the zipper be on the pc and the unzipper be
in the calculator.


Barry

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