A new compression tool promises to shrink data by a factor of 100 (previously, information science wonks held that the best compression possible was ten to one, based on research by Bell Labs's Dr. Claude Shannon). This promises to squeeze a CD's worth of text into 640k — less than half a floppy. The New Scientist thinks its credible, too. LinkDiscuss (Thanks, Higgins!)
A new compression tool promises
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