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Sender: "Team Ada: Ada Advocacy Issues (83 & 95)" <[log in to unmask]>
From: "W. Wesley Groleau x4923" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:10:52 -0500
Reply-To: "W. Wesley Groleau x4923" <[log in to unmask]>
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> > I need a good polyphase merge sort for VERY large disk files.

What is the context (CPU, OS, timing constraints, type of files, etc.,
etc.)?

The Unix 'sort' command is surprisingly versatile, though certainly not
suitable for "every" situation.  Then again, Robert Eachus's COBOL idea
sounds rather clever.

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