Re: File View utility wanted

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From: Timo Salmi
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 05:09

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In article <1993Jan27.024839.6769@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jepler@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeff Epler) writes:
>I am looking for a file viewer, but I desire some features I haven't
>been able to find:
>
> -- Ability to load files larger than memory, up to about 2 megabyte
> -- Ability to exit a file and return to the same place in it later
> -- Ability to paste characters from screen into buffer as program
> exits

If you can't find exactly what you want, consider the following. 
You can do this with a proper combination of tools even if the
browser does not itself fulfil all the requirements.  Use the
following programs and information in combination

  92658 Oct  7 15:06 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/fileutil/list77a.zip
  21151 Oct 20 02:59 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/screen/snippr26.zip
  21244 Jun 24  1992 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/sysutil/shroom20.zip
   6016 May 19 07:16 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/bestpr24.zip

As for item 2, shell to DOS.

   All the best, Timo

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