Questions tagged [compression]
For questions about compression. May refer to lossless or lossy compression, and may refer to algorithms or utilities.
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What is the difference between DriveSpace and DoubleSpace?
DriveSpace is the successor to DoubleSpace. Both are DOS systems that mount a Compressed Volume File as a drive, allowing ordinary programs to interface with a compressed drive without an intermediate ...
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What is the history of data compression tools on personal computers?
On UNIX, the progression of the most widespread data compression programs was as follows:
(AFAIR: Pre System V) compact (suffix .C), dynamic Huffman coding
(AFAIR: introduced in System V) pack (...
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Why does MP3 audio decoding overwhelm retro CPU's?
Many retrocomputers from the late 80s and early 90s had audio DAC hardware support. This includes the Amiga, Classic Macintosh, and PC's with SoundBlaster add-on cards. Despite the fact that the MP3 ...
