Wanted: "readhexstring" that reads run-length-encoded data

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From: Joakim Sernbrant
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1990 00:02

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I am looking for a function that I can use with the image operator to
read run-length-encoded strings. Has anyone seen such a thing ? Is it
worth the tradeoff in speed for the size (is it slow) ? 

Other packing schemes are are also of interest.

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--  Joakim Sernbrant, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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From: d87-jse@nada.kth.se (Joakim Sernbrant)
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Subject: Wanted: "readhexstring" that reads run-length-encoded data
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Date: 20 Feb 90 00:02:35 GMT
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