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- October 1992 Ver. 1.00
- SLICE2/SPLICE2
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- OS/2 command line utilities for managing large files.
- Copyright (c) 1992 Garylyn Co.
- P.O.Box 4235
- Dayton, OH 45401
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- WHAT IS SLICE2/SPLICE2 ?
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- SLICE2/SPLICE2 is a set of command line utilities that were written to
- cut large files down to size. They are similar but NOT compatable with DOS
- utilities of a similar name - which to the best of my knowledge are not avail-
- able for the OS/2 operating system. Naturally, the DOS versions of utilities
- like these could be used in a DOS window but why have to bring up another window
- and use more precious resources. SLICE2 will split any big file on your hard
- drive and slice it up and copy to as many disks as needed. At least up to 999
- disks. Anyone with a file to slice up that won't fit on 999 disks I applaud
- and suggest you find another utility. SPLICE2 will reassemble the split up
- file on your hard disk in the exact condition of the original.
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- HOW TO USE SLICE2/SPLICE2
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- SLICE2 is fairly simple to use. This version has no command line switches
- and is rather obvious. If you have a large file named BIG.FIL and it is approx-
- imately 2.5 megabytes long then type: SLICE2 BIG.FIL A:\
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- SLICE2 will start doing it's job and will prompt you when it is ready for
- another diskette. Very little space is wasted except for a few small bytes on
- the first disk. So a 2.5 megabyte file should fit on approximately 2 - 1.4mb,
- 4 - 720k, or 8 - 360k diskettes. SLICE2 will number the files accordingly -
- BIG.1, BIG.2, etc.
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- SLICE2 does not erase or write to the original file. It will also not
- over-write anything on a diskette. If you have a mostly full diskette and you
- stick it in when SLICE2 prompts you for a diskette it will use the remaining
- space on that diskette and prompt you for another if it needs to.
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- SPLICE2 also has no command line switches. Its syntax is even simpler to
- use. To reassemble BIG.FIL on drive D: just type: SPLICE2 A: D:
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- SPLICE2 will not work correctly if you include the file name. Just make
- sure you put the .1 diskette in and use only the source and destination drive
- letters followed by a colon. eg. A: B: C: A:\ B:\ C:\ ( backslashes are ok
- if you are addicted to typing them )
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- SPLICE2 of course prompts you when to put in another diskette and tells you
- when it is done. If you put in the wrong diskette it will tell you with a
- "Could not open source file" message or something similar. Then it will prompt
- you again to put in the correct diskette and try again. If you decide to bail
- out at that point hold down on the CTRL key and press C to quit. CTRL + C
- will work at any time while using either utility.
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- REGISTRATION
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- SLICE2/SPLICE2 is a shareware product and is not free. It can be tried and
- tested for free. If you decide you like it and prefer to be honest then you may
- register and be eligible for future updates. The cost of registration is $20.00.
- A bound version, one that will run in either OS/2 or DOS operating systems,
- will be available for free with registration.
- SLICE2/SPLICE2 was written and compiled with Microsoft C 6.0 .
- Make all checks/money orders payable to :
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- Gary L. Robinson
- P.O. Box 4235
- Dayto, OH 45401
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- Any and all comments or suggestions of course are appreciated. Thank you!
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