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Re: TPU, large files, dynamic memory

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From: Paul Repacholi
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 12:03
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In article <1992Oct27.153100.1789@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil>, bkottmann@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil (Brett Kottmann) writes:
> In article <1992Oct27.203526.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>, zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au (Paul Repacholi) writes:
>> In article <DAVIS.92Oct26175706@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu>, 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
>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>> 
>> Better to use a tape editor. Called TECO. You could prob have the job done
>> by the time TPU crawls to life...
> 
> 	No, wait!  Even better to write a reusable C program....
> :)

No, even better, write EditorMACroS... :=)

Paul
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