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From: UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer)
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Subject: Re: Files larger than available memory.
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>        The logical place to put the temporary file is in t: (maybe that's
>what Andy meant) so you can assign the temporary directory wherever you want:

It would be OK if the temp file defaulted to T:, but I think it should be
flexibly respecifiable by the user, perhaps using an environment variable,
startup file, or keyboard command.

Perhaps my compiler would prefer if T: is in ram:, while my editor would like
to put its temp files elsewhere.