ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) (04/16/91)
The example I mentioned was a decompressor for pixel data stored in a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file. This is compressed according to a variant of the LZW algorithm, with a variable-length symbol size. In short, there's an awful lot of bit manipulation going on. I just wondered, when RISC designers talk about "dynamic instruction frequencies", what mix of programs they start with. Would you include an LZW compressor/decompressor in your mix? What weighting would you assign it? What are the grounds for your decision? Lawrence D'Oliveiro fone: +64-71-562-889 Computer Services Dept fax: +64-71-384-066 University of Waikato electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz Hamilton, New Zealand 37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+12:00 To someone with a hammer and a screwdriver, every problem looks like a nail with threads.