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- From: Finn Nielsen <zznyyd@diku.dk>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Problems with large files, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Date: 15 Feb 1996 09:41:51 GMT
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen
- Sender: zznyyd@galar.diku.dk
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- Simon Gillow <msm5038@pbs6.milton.port.ac.uk> wrote:
- >Hello,
- >
- > OK. Heres the background story, I am at University and I can use the
- >internet for free using the PCs in the labs. I can download Amiga software onto DD
- >disks and transfer it to my Amiga using MessySID II. That is no problem.
- >
- > The problem occurs when I encounter a really good file (normally LHA
- >archives) that is too large for a 720k DD PC disk. How can I get this file onto my
- >Amiga considering that I dont have an HD drive on my Amiga.
- >
- > I hope there is a piece of software that could maybe split the file onto
- >more than one disk using the PC and another program to rebuild the file on the
- >Amiga. Is this so?
- >
- > I cannot link the 2 machines together to transfer the files as they are
- >too geographically distant, and I dont want to buy an HD drive for my Amiga.
- >
- > My specs are:
- > A1200 with 80 mb HD (with 2 meg chip ram, as standard)
- > Extra DD disk drive
- >
- > Any help whatsoever would be most welcome.
-
- When connected to InterNet I assume that you are working in UNIX otherwise this
- information will be useless to you.
-
- I also encountered that very same problem, but I found out that the UNIX split
- command is compatible to C='s join command.
- Example:
- I just downloaded a 1MEG file from aminet (let's call it 'BigArchive.lha')
- What I do then is simply (in UNIX):
-
- split -b 700k BigArchive.lha BigArchive.
-
- and now I have two extra files called 'BigArchive.aa' 'BigArchive.ab'
- those two files I download to DD disks and once on my own harddrive
- i just
-
- join BigArchive.aa BigArchive.ab to BigArchive.lha
-
- And that's basically that.
-
- For more information on how to use UNIX split try 'man split'.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >
- >SIMON
- >
- You're welcome.
- Finn Nielsen
-
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