Re: System 6.0.1 HFS PATCH (GS) 1/1

[johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)]

In article <nugundamDu6vpJ.7C0@netcom.com>,
Joseph Lee <nugundam@netcom.com> wrote:
>John Bowling (johnlb@primenet.com) wrote:
>: Source in C for most of the basic decompression formats are available
>: several places on the net.  And the format of the ShrinkIt archive is
>
>Anything for LZSS then in a tight, compact form?

I'll have to go check.  Although I suspect that they might not have a
really compact version, considering that most of them are written for IBM
now, with no regard for space requirements or speed.  Like most IBM stuff,
they figure that the next hardware version will be larger and faster so why
bother optimizing code?  That's the real reason why Apple ][ programmers
are better than the current crop of programmers for the new systems!

I'll see if I can compile a list of decompressors and where they are.
There are probably some good descriptions of the compression process out
there also.

John

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