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From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com>
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Subject: Re: CRC-16 algorithms?
In-Reply-To: <199701231259.XAA21523@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from Michael Smith at "Jan 23, 97 11:29:27 pm"
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:51:42 -0500 (EST)
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> 
> (Yes, this is FreeBSD-related 8)
>
> I'm looking for any implementations of various CRC-16 polynomials; I'm
> trying to compute a checksum for a parameter save area for a
> peripheral, which is documented as "CRC-16", but no details of the
> polynomial are given. 8(
> 


I'll send a CCITT CRC-16
algorithm to Michael.  If anyone else wants it ask privately.

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