Re: BinSCII v2.0 ??????

[haga@zach.fit.edu (The Pyrotechnic)]

Todd P. Whitesel (toddpw@ugcs.caltech.edu) wrote:
: nkp@bbs.ausom.oz.au (Nicholas Pyers) writes:

: >Just a breif query about the status of BinSCII v2.0.
: >What's happening with this?  Is it still in the pipeline?

: Yes, it is still in the pipeline. Usually stalled, but in the pipeline.

: >I understand that BinSCII v2.0 will have two major advantages over v1.0.3
: >a) Point and shoot interface similar to the v3.x version of ShrinkIT
: >b) The results of encoding will be more compact due to better compression
: >   algorythms

: a) will be true of the P8 version when I get the 6502 translation done.
: b) is true not because of compression, but better encoding (4 bytes into
:    5 characters instead of 3 into 4). 20% overhead instead of 33%.

: Todd Whitesel
: toddpw @ ugcs.caltech.edu

since the question hasn't come up yet.... 

If you pack someting with the new version of binscii.... will the old be able
to unpack the new? and/or will the new be able to unpack the old??


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Larry.....
haga@zach.fit.edu

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