Re: TPU, large files, dynamic memory

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From: Richard Powell
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 23:43

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davis@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu ("John E. Davis") writes:

>In article <BwqwI3.Gnq@xcluud.sccsi.com> dkl@xcluud.sccsi.com (David Leikam)
>writes: 
>    >In article <1992Oct26.013437.22600@cujo.curtin.edu.au>
>    >crobw@CUPID.CURTIN.EDU.AU writes:
>   
>    >I often use TPU (with modified EVE interface) to do a 'quick and
>    >dirty' job on a large file. So when a colleague asked me to help with
>    >extracting records which contained a given wild key in certain fixed
>    >columns, I began to show him with TPU. The file was about 90000 blocks
>    >long. OK, long startup. "Don't worry, Jim, it'll get there".  Sure, it
>    >did, but announced that it had "insufficient dynamic memory" with many
>    >consequences, including being unable to load a section file and had no
>    >keymaps.


>    >(Please don't suggest using EDT instead. I really, really hate EDT :( )


>A 90000 block file is about 45 megabytes.  Are you really sure that a text
>editor is the right tool for this job?  I really have my doubts.

So, what is your proposal for the problem?  

Richard

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From: rpowell@seq.uncwil.edu (Richard Powell)
Subject: Re: TPU, large files, dynamic memory
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