"Jerome M. BERGER" wrote:
> 
> > In point of fact, several LZ algorithms were published, but yes.
> >
>         Well, there was the original and then several variants (including the
> LZ77 of gzip fame), I don't know exactly where LZW fits in with the
> other variants...

I'm not sure, either.

> > > 2. Unisys developped some changes to this algorithm
> >
> > One guy at a company that is now part of Unisys made some improvements.
> >
>         That amounts to the same thing legally, I think

Based on his contract, it does, if his contract is anything like mine. 
I like to give credit to individuals over corporations, though,
regardless of who gets the money.

Make an improvement, and your initial can be added: LZW?
 
-Mark Gordon

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