ciaraldi@Rochester.ARPA (03/16/84)
From: Mike Ciaraldi <ciaraldi@Rochester.ARPA> 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