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- From: chris@fuchal.demon.co.uk (Chris Appleton)
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- Subject: Re: INDEX file on Aminet
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 17:43:22 GMT
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- Hey, Olatunbosun S, you mumbled somthing about INDEX file on Aminet on 16-Feb-
- 96 12:25:04?
- OS> Isn't it about time to split into smaller parts the INDEX file on Aminet?
- OS> The problem is not one of transfer time, since the administrators have
- OS> kindly provided a compressed version, but one of manageability after
- OS> dowloading the file. I'm sure that a 1.5Meg file is quite a handful for
- OS> the A4000 user let alone the A600 user. I'm using 'vi' on a Sparc
- OS> station to scan thru' the INDEX file and it takes a few seconds before
- OS> the file even appears on the screen.
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- OS> Sheun
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- *A few seconds?* Mine is powerpacked, to save space (it's about 600k now) and
- it only takes 2-3sconds to unpack and display! (using ppmore, of course)
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- Chris
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