[A83] Re: Is compression possible?
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[A83] Re: Is compression possible?
> written to compress and uncompress files on calc? For
example, you can
> create a compressed file from a program and when you need
that program
> again, you can uncompress it.
>
I don't think you can gain too much memory from compressing
binary executables. I just tried pkzip on such a binary,
and the result was 66% the size of the original. However,
it's a very complicated algorithm in the light of the 83's
capabilities, the compressor/decompressor would take more
space than it saved...
Compressing data is another issue, but my personal opinion
is that writing programs in a clever way (using math
instead of large tables where possible) yields the best
results. A general compression algorithm won't work well in
such a limited environment.
PG
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