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I was thinking some more about this...
1. From what little I've read about compression algorithms, It's possible to write a routine that takes far more time to compress than de-compress. I don't care how long they take to compress, as long decompressing them is fairly efficient. If the compression tool works with the disk as an image, it could actually compress repetition across all files rather than just the current one. Sounds more like a job for a PC program, or an A8 with a big RAMdisk.
2. Isn't the CPU sitting idle much of the time during a 19.2K load?
3. I don't really care if write access is denied, or if a small area of the disk can be designated as free for uncompressed file writes for high scores. IMO, the loader doesn't have to handle every possibility.
Anyway, it's not something I have time for right now. I just wanted some opinions on it.
Bryan
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In Topic: Program bug from program from a book
Tue Feb 7, 2012 7:50 PM
jaybird3rd, on Tue Feb 7, 2012 7:41 PM, said:
You should put that inside a pair of code tags, to get rid of the smiley faces.
Actually, it looks like it's going beyond the dimensioned length of S$.
In Topic: Atari XEGS for sale !
Tue Feb 7, 2012 6:53 PM
atari3600, on Tue Feb 7, 2012 6:34 PM, said:
Really.... You don't think it might be nice to let everyone know that they have a chance to own an Atari XEGS or a chance to replace a missing or broken part of an Atari XEGS system they are own? 
