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- From: matt@gbrmpa.gov.au (Matt)
- Subject: Re: How to transfer a file larger than a diskette from IBM to AMIGA
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.115950.24305@gbrmpa.gov.au>
- Organization: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- References: <1992Oct22.021050.29090@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <4172@sicsun.epfl.ch> <1992Nov5.050805.9341@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 11:59:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov5.050805.9341@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au> ajft@csadfa.cs.adfa.oz.au writes:
- >--
- >OK, you have an enormous file, and a number of 720k MS-DOS disks, and an Amiga.
- >The maximum available space on a 720k disk is 730112 bytes (713 * 1024)
- >
- >There are several ways to split data files, it all depends on where (and how)
- >you wish to do it:
- >
- >if the large file "huge.lzh" is on a PC already, I'd recommend the utility
- >bsplit
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- I wouldn't recommend it. Just use backup on the PC (part of msdos),
- and restore the disks with the PD Program "PC Restore", amiga.physik.unizh.ch
- has this utility.
-
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