Date   : Fri, 16 Mar 1984 08:19:52 EST (Fri)
From   : Mike Ciaraldi <ciaraldi@Rochester.ARPA>
Subject: More on really big files

Since not all this wound up on info-cpm, let me summarize:

Sam Hahn (SHAHN@SUMEX-AIM) wanted to know how to break up
a big file (400k) so he could fit it on a Sing-Sided Single-Densiy
8-inch disk, for transfer between CP/M systems.

I suggested (CIARALDI@ROCHESTER) using PIP, with the
options that let you start and stop copying with a 
particular string.

Dave Kirschbaum (ABM.ISCAM@USC-ISID) suggested using
HEXUFY, then chopping up with a standard text editor.

Mark Becker (shows on my system as @MIT-MC:CENT.MBECK@MIT-OZ,
I don't know the significance of the two @'s) suggested
writing a program to handle this, copying until the disk
was full, then resettign the drive and prompting the user
to change disks.

I replied to him that it might be nice to have the
features of MOVE.COM in such a program, so as to 
be able to copy large files on a single-drive system.

That's it to date.
It seems to me I have heard of a program that chops up
files automatically, originally used fro backing up
hard siks, since they could have files that would
not fit on a floppy. Is there a public domain version
of this? Or a commercial one?

Mike Ciaraldi
ciaraldi@rochester