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to: BAT LANG
from: ROY J. TELLASON
date: 1998-05-25 18:27:00
subject: UTILITIES

Bat Lang wrote in a message to Jack Pfisterer:
 -=> Quoting Jack Pfisterer to Roy J. Tellason, [21 May 98  11:56:43] <=-
 JP> Although PK finally brought out an OS/2 version, I continue to use
 JP> InfoZIP (ZIP21X2.ZIP and UNZ531X2.EXE are the latest I've heard of)
 JP> because the speed difference hasn't been important to me, and I use
 JP> ZipChunker (ZC301.ZIP) when I need to get a big ZIP file onto multiple
 JP> diskettes.  ZipChunker works fine for my needs and for exchanging
 JP> files with some other OS/2 users who also have it; but is a problem if
 JP> you need to create multi-diskette files for someone who uses an
 JP> inferior OS.
 BL> Allow me to introduce you to a file splitter (archives or 
 BL> files) that is in many ways (all ways IMHO) superior to 
 BL> ZipChunker. It is called Split. {^;
>                               SPLIT v1.0
>                           Syed Nasir Alsagoff
>                           Snake Soft Inc. 1997
>                            Penang, Malaysia
>                            synasir@tm.net.my
>
> What is SPLIT:
> A  high-speed, low-drag file  splitter. Does not need any other file to
> rejoin the split files. Just use the batch file generated by the program.
>
> Why use SPLIT:
> 1. To transport a large file that will not fit in a floppy disk to another
> computer.
> 2. To email another person a large file. The reason for this is that ISPs
> do not allow for an email attachment that is bigger than 1 megabyte. The
> other person will not need the `SPLIT.EXE' program to rejoin the split
> files. He will just need to run the batch file that was created after
> splitting the file to rejoin the files.
>
> Who created SPLIT:
> Created by Syed Nasir Alsagoff (synasir@tm.net.my) -  May 1997
>
> What is the system requirement for SPLIT:
> System Requirement.
> 1. Any IBM PC compatible system.
> 2. DOS 3.3 and above. Also compatible in Windows 95.
> 3. At least 128 Kilobytes of memory.
 BL> SPLITV10.ARJ   32k 02.06.97   (00) Split is a high speed,
 BL> low drag file                               splitter for
 BL> archives/files, that need not                              
 BL> be on the receiving end to remerge. 
 BL> This was hatched into the BFDS FDN, so anyone having a BFDS
 BL> file area should have SPLITV10.*.
 BL> Typical command line is: split filename size [or number]
 BL> EXAMPLE: EUL301.EXE 4,235,500  043097
 BL> split eul301.exe 1455000
 BL> Yields the following:
 BL> EUL301.001 1455000 052398
 BL> EUL301.002 1455000 052398
 BL> EUL301.003 1325500 052398
 BL> EUL301.BAT    1486 052398
 BL> If I had replaced 1455000 with: -3
 BL> It would have done the same thing, except all three of the
 BL> *.00? files would have been the same size.
 BL> With all of those in the same dir, executing the *.bat will
 BL> remerge the three chunks back into EUL301.EXE, without any
 BL> other tools. It's fast, clean, and free. I maintain a
 BL> shareware library for our PCUG, and I use Split frequently
 BL> so as to be able to distribute large files on standard 1.44
 BL> FD's. Try it, you'll like it!  Good Modeming!  /\oo/\
 BL> BTW, if unable to locate the file:
> Available from the friendliest Sysop west of the MS, Gary Crain.
> Freq or 1st time dnld, two nodes:
> 1:382/92, 1-512-303-1324, Motorola V.34
> 1:382/88, 1-512-303-2151, USR V.Ev,
> Both Closed 03-0500 Central Std time.
> Recommend you use the above BASENAME.* [SPLITV10.*]
Interesting,  to see such a glowing review of that file...
I decided to take a look at my files list,  and did a quick search on 
"split", and ended up with about a dozen or more "hits".  Funny how many 
utilities there are for this purpose,  although some of those hits were for 
other things.
Oh,  and for anyone who wants it that file (and any of the rest of the BFDS 
stuff) is available here,  as well.  Feel free...
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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