[TUHS] "Webster's Second on the Head of a Pin"?

[James Johnston]

Doug, do you know how much better Ziv-Lempel does? I'm guessing "a little
bit"?

On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM Douglas McIlroy <
douglas.mcilroy at dartmouth.edu> wrote:

> I have sent a copy to Warren for the Unix archives.
>
> Doug
>
> On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 9:54 PM Royce Williams <royce at techsolvency.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Someone I know is seeking the original version of an internal Bell Labs
> memo from 1974 titled "Webster's Second on the Head of a Pin" by Morris and
> Thompson. The topic appears to be related to improving the speed of lookups
> or search. It's cited in a few papers as "Unpublished Technical Memo, Bell
> Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 1974." All I can find online is citations.
> Any leads appreciated!
> >
> > --
> > Royce
>


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James D. (jj) Johnston

Former Chief Scientist, Immersion Networks
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