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From: adam@cs.UAlberta.CA (Michel Adam;  Gov't of NWT)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Newcomer's questions
Message-ID: <1990Feb22.085859.21111@cs.UAlberta.CA>
Date: 22 Feb 90 08:58:59 GMT
Reply-To: adam@pembina.UUCP (Michel Adam)
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Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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On page 1 of INTRO(4) in the UNIX 3.51 Utilities User's Manual
vol. II it is stated that a file on the UNIXpc cannot be larger
than 1 megabyte in size.

Yet I have used 'cat' to create a file much bigger than that.

What am I missing ?



Also, there was mention on the net of a 'VIDPAL' hardware fix necessary
to make use of 'MGR'.

What is this VIDPAL fix? Do I need it?


Where can I get a copy of KSH (8/30/86 ?), the one that is not broken?


Finally, I noticed that usage of the Floppydisc system in 'UA'
slows down a communication (async_main) considerably. Is this
something that can be fine tuned? Is there combination of
actions to avoid on this machine ?


Any and all help appreciated.

Michel Adam
Yellowknife, N.W.T.

alberta!iceman!michel

or

alberta!adam