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> MsgNo: 390721 Reply to MsgNo: 0 Date: 2-24-1997
> Forum: CLARION / 15 3rd Party Products
> Subject: LS_Pack for CW Toolkit
> From: jr.,Friedrich Linder 101737, 2760
> To: ALL,
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> Product Announcement * Product Announcement * Product Announcement
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> LINDER SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
> 101737.2760@compuserve.com
> http://members.aol.com/LinderSoft
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> DOCUMENT VERSION: Feb.24, 1997
>
>Announcing the Compression/Decompression Tool-Kit (Beta-1) for CW
>
>The Beta-1 release of the Compression/Decompression Toolkit for
>Clarion for Windows 1.5 and 2.0 will be available on Feb. 26, 1997.
>
>http://members.aol.com/LinderSoft
>
>It will also be available in Lib 11 (but later).
>
>If you are on my Beta-List then I will send you the password to
>encrypt the files. If you have not received a password by Feb. 27,
>1997 please contact me again.
>
>If you are not a registered Beta-Tester but interested in testing
>LS_Pack please send an e-mail - SUBJECT: Beta-Test LS_Pack
>
>PLEASE NOTE: There is NO Beta-Test charge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>
>LS_Pack INFO
>============
>LS_Pack was planed to support compression/decompression functions
>from within CW. Because LS_Pack is not my "main-product" I cannot
>go into competition with the PKZIP(R) method.
>
>At the moment the LS_Pack system contains two compression algorithms:
>
>(1) FAST - maximal compression speed
>(2) EXTRA - maximal compression ratio
>
>The "EXTRA" compression ratio is much more better than the LZW
>algorithm but it is about + 2-5% of pkzips deflate method. The problem
>is the compression time (the de-compression time is always fine).
>The PKZIP method (for Windows - P5-120 - 32MB) needs about 40 seconds
>to compress all files of the Calgary/Canterbury compression corpus.
>The "EXTRA" algorithm of LS_Pack needs about 135 seconds! The "FAST"
>algorithm is faster than PKZIP but the compression ratio is about +40 %
>of the "EXTRA" mode.
>
>I am still working on an algorithm to handle the optimal SIZE/TIME
>combination automatically. For example if you compress the files
>BOOK1 (750K) and PIC (501K) using the "FAST" mode instead of the
>"EXTRA" mode, the compression time is about 59 !!! seconds faster but
>the archive size is about 160K larger.
>
>
>********** Calgary/Canterbury text compression corpus **********
>
>Original - Uncompressed Calgary/Canterbury file size
>PKZIP - PKZIP Method
>LSPACK(E) - Linder PACK 0.95 Toolkit for CW (EXTRA mode)
>LSPACK(F) - Linder PACK 0.95 Toolkit for CW (FAST mode)
>[s] - Seconds needed to compress
>
>Test-Date: Feb. 24, 1997 (18:00 CET)
>
>FILE Original PKZIP LSPACK(E) [s] LSPACK(F) [s]
>------------------------------------------------------------
>bib 111.261 35.925 36.783 [2] 72.941 [<1]
>book1 768.771 316.107 318.792 [18] 438.577 [<3]
>book2 610.856 209.169 213.160 [12] 368.521 [2]
>geo 102.400 69.021 68.392 [3] 73.084 [1]
>news 377.109 146.116 149.117 [7] 246.606 [<2]
>obj1 21.504 10.417 10.484 [1] 16.584 [<1]
>obj2 246.814 81.952 83.498 [4] 194.635 [<2]
>paper1 53.161 18.734 18.850 [1] 33.550 [<1]
>paper2 82.199 29.905 30.214 [2] 47.830 [<1]
>paper3 46.526 18.216 18.244 [1] 27.469 [<1]
>paper4 13.286 5.619 5.549 [<1] 8.042 [<1]
>paper5 11.954 5.072 5.095 [<1] 7.633 [<1]
>paper6 38.105 13.441 13.554 [1] 24.229 [<1]
>pic 513.216 54.292 59.377 [43] 106.949 [2]
>proc 39.611 13.448 13.490 [1] 26.110 [<1]
>progl 71.646 16.335 16.709 [1] 43.180 [<1]
>progp 49.379 19.356 11.576 [1] 30.416 [<1]
>trans 93.695 19.799 20.952 [2] 65.434 [<1]
>------------------------------------------------------------
> 3.251.493 1.074.924 1.093.836 1.831.790
>Compression Time ~45 s ~102 s <24 s
>Decompression Time *** TEST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION ***
>
>NOTE: The de-compression algorithms are fast. For example to
> decompress the BOOK1 file in the "EXTRA" ["FAST"] mode
> LS_Pack needs only 3 [2] seconds. The PIC file needs
> only 1 [1] second to be decompressed.
>
>
>***** TOOLKIT PRICE FOR CW PROGRAMMERS *****
>
>LS_PACK 1.0 (16-Bit License) : US$ 50,-
>LS_PACK 1.0 (16-Bit License for Beta-Tester) : US$ 40,-
> End of the Special-Beta-Offer Period : Feb.28,'97
>
>
>Friedrich Linder jr.
>LINDER SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
>
>
>
>
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