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- From: sven@laire.hotb.sub.org (Sven Wachter)
- Newsgroups: comp.compression.research
- Subject: Re: using a compression routine.
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- References: <1992Aug28.023752.18650@umbc3.umbc.edu>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 12:32:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug28.023752.18650@umbc3.umbc.edu> grabenst@umbc4.umbc.edu (Mr. Michael Grabenstein; ACS (GUEST)) writes:
- > OK, I have a programming question (hope this is the
- >appropriate sub). If I were to write a compression program (ie.
- >an archiving program) what are the implied legal problems?
- >Also Where could I find a C source that would compress various
- >types of files relatively well? Suggested books of algorithms?
- >Thanks!
-
- Mark Nelson
- The Data Compression Book
- Prentice Hall
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- ISBN 0-13-202854-9
-
- Answers to all your questions, all of the algorithems need to be
- optimised, they are written to be readable, not space or time
- efficient.
-
- Sven
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