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4K addressablitly with single base register
What type computer are you talking about? The term "base register" makes me think its an IBM mainframe. If so, the limit is due to the size of the three-nibble "displacement" like you speculated. You are right that the page size is 4K, but that does not effect the usage of... -
Ask for improvement
The Limpel-Ziv algorithm is hard to beat for a general-purpose compression technique. Check this out: http://www.torchia.org/Programming/web%20files/source%20code/Assembly/Lzcomp.asm.txt -
MVS Assembly
A book from a college bookstore might be best. The IBM manuals can cause information overload in a hurry, but when you need the detail, they are the best. You might try the "language reference" and "Programmer's Guide" that can be loaded (free) from...
