Greetings Compressor Heads,

Over the last month or so I have been working on various data compression
projects. These have been:

   * LZRW1-A
   * LZRW2
   * LZRW3
   * LZRW3-A
   * Interface standard
   * LZRW4
   * LZRW5

Unfortunately, I now have to turn to other things, and progress of the
unfinished projects (Interface standard, LZRW4, and LZRW5) is now
likely to be intermittant, erratic, and perhaps even permanently
postponed (the standard stands a good chance though).

Rather than waiting until I can post production versions of LZRW4 and
LZRW5 (as I have done with the other algorithms) I have decided to
write up and post brief descriptions of the ideas behind them, along
with the experimental half-baked code that I have already written.
This will create a prior art context that will prevent the ideas from
being rediscovered and patented by others. Both LZRW4 and LZRW5
introduce ideas that, to my knowledge, are new.

I hope you find the ideas interesting. I will read with interest any
postings or email on these ideas, but may not always have the time to
prepare detailed replies.

Enjoy,

Ross Williams
ross@spam.ua.oz.au

