A weird tech question

[vvvexation]

I've got some file fragments on my computer left over from a hard drive crash a while ago, and I've been going through them looking for the remains of some text files I'd rather not have lost.  A couple of them, though, are apparently too big for me to open either with Notepad or in DOS Edit mode without the system hanging.  Is there any other program I can use to get at the contents, or is there a way I can somehow break them into pieces of more manageable size?

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[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

*searches*
*downloads*
*attempts to figure out install instructions*
*realizes she is not nearly geeky enough*

Is there an "Emacs for Dummies" out there?

[rfrench.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, well I'm not sure I can help you with the installation - I do my installations the old fashioned way, by copying an existing good installation :-)

Here is a quick reference guide (http://zoo.cs.yale.edu/classes/cs210/help/emacs.html) I found about how to use it once you have it installed.

Actually, here (http://www.cs.utah.edu/~alee/emacs/emacs.html) is a great explanation about installing emacs I just found.