Merge pull request #2907 from colinleroy/decomp-more-info

Mention where decompressors stats come from
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Bob Andrews
2025-12-03 21:32:22 +01:00
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@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ so that decompressing does not overwrite the end of the compressed data too soon
<sect>Which decompressor to choose<p>
The best decompressor depends on your use-case and whether you favor size or
speed. This table allows for a simple comparison.
speed. This table allows for a simple comparison. The numbers come from
arbitrary real-world data (graphics and code from the Apple II Shufflepuck
game) in order to give an overview of what to expect from the different
algorithms.
Decompression speed is the number of uncompressed bytes per second at 1MHz.
<table><tabular ca="rrrr">