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Speed Tables

                           comp(s)  decomp(s)    size    % saved
     Text (single file - 342K)
     SuperDisk! tight       3.5       2.7       278       18.71
     SuperDisk! tighter     5.8       6.3       182       46.78
     DiskDoubler A         11.3       8.7       170       50.29
     DiskDoubler B         37.3      14.3       154       54.97

     Text (97 files - 548K)
     SuperDisk! tight      17.0      15.5       450       17.88
     SuperDisk! tighter    21.5      19.8       372       32.12
     DiskDoubler A        101        98         356       35.04
     DiskDoubler B        160       148         344       37.23

     Database (4 FMPro - 180K)
     SuperDisk! tight       2.2       1.7       124       31.11
     SuperDisk! tighter     3.5       3.4        98       45.56
     DiskDoubler A          9.2       8.3        86       52.22
     DiskDoubler B         21.8      10.6        68       62.22

     Quicken (17 files - 266K)
     SuperDisk! tight       4.3       4.2       110       58.65
     SuperDisk! tighter     6.0       5.6        88       66.92
     DiskDoubler A         22.1      20.3        84       68.42
     DiskDoubler B         39.7      28.7        70       73.68

     PICT files (9 files - 2MB)
     SuperDisk! tight      22.2      14.9       1.9MB      6.40
     SuperDisk! tighter    37.8      36.2       1.4       28.80
     DiskDoubler A        108        58.6       1.2       37.90
     DiskDoubler B        327       102         1.1       43.10

                        avg. comp. total time (s)   thruput (K/s)
     SuperDisk! tight     26.55        39.00            86.77
     SuperDisk! tighter   44.03        71.35            47.43
     DiskDoubler A        48.77       193.90            17.45
     DiskDoubler B        54.24       303.60            11.15

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