Re: How to read >50K text files ?

[shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <2jh2qh$on4@eis.calstate.edu>,
Greg R. Achenbach <gachenb@eis.calstate.edu> wrote:
>tyoung@jove.acs.unt.edu (Phillip "Ty" Young) writes:
>> problem:  downloading, say, a 60-100K text file (i.e., zen and the art 
>> of the internet, a (I think) 140K text file) impossible using an 
>> early-generation of AppleWorks (like 1.3) since the desktop only allows 
>> you to go up to 55k.  Is there a free or shareware program that allows 
>> for reading in really BIG files?  One that has a print routine, including 
>> control character capability, would be helpful.  Thank you for your help!
>
>Proterm 3.1 has the ability to do this.  I haven't needed to use it, but 
>I think it involves using the "View files" option under the file menu.  
>The manual has a good description of this procedure.  Sorry , I don't 
>remember it off the top of my head, though.

I use Stowe Keller's List utility. It'll list any type file up to the 16 mb
limit of the file system. It displays TXT and AWP files as text and does a
hex display of other files. It was shareware once upon a time but I think
Stowe is out of Apple II-dom now so I dunno now.
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