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You might be interested in the LZO library:

http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/lzo.html

The compression isnt that great (files are, say, 15% bigger when
compressed than the equivalent file compressed with gzip), but the
decompression routine is _incredibly_ fast and doesnt require a dictonary.

-- Michael

On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:

> Mike Smith wrote:
> > 
> > It's quite doable, subject to finding the right compression algorithm.
> 
> It would seem that any LZ variant with dictionary flush can do the
> job...
> 
> --
> Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
> dcs@newsguy.com
> 
> 	Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?
> 
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