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Article #3425Re: Need information on data compression algorithms
From: john
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1987 02:47
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1987 02:47
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In article <383@newton.praxis.co.uk> mct%praxis.uucp@ukc.ac.uk writes:
>Once apon a time, about five years ago, a UK company called DJAI, (the
>authors of The Last One - a 4GL program generator) said that they had an
>algorithm which would (reversibly) compress arbitrary text into 40-80 bytes.
>They even had a demonstration system which claimed to show the algorithm in
>operation.
>
>They planned to demonstrate the system by compressing the complete source
>text of The Last One, copying the <80 bytes to a hand-held micro with a
>printer, then decompressing and producing the total listing from the micro.
>
>I expect the algorithm has been suppressed by the UK MoD :-)
This is a facinating story... Anyone else ever hear about this?
Anyone know -anything- (or have any guesses) about the algorithm?
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John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP)
Software Consultant - DynaSoft Systems
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!dayton!viper!john From: john@viper.UUCP Newsgroups: sci.crypt,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: Need information on data compression algorithms Message-ID: <775@viper.UUCP> Date: Sat, 4-Apr-87 21:47:19 EST Article-I.D.: viper.775 Posted: Sat Apr 4 21:47:19 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Apr-87 19:44:04 EST References: <318@vax1.ccs.cornell.edu> <1129@ur-tut.UUCP> <4503@columbia.UUCP> <383@newton.praxis.co.uk> Reply-To: john@viper.UUCP (John Stanley) Organization: DynaSoft Systems Lines: 20