[Info-vax] Microsoft: Alpha architecture responsible for poor Windows file compression

[Simon Clubley]

On 2016-11-02, Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy at gfsys.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Apparently a red herring, even though early Alpha did not have byte
> operations. There's a thread running in comp.arch whci discussing
> the issue in detail...
>

That was an interesting read.

Thanks Chris.

Simon.

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