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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[olego.livejournal.com]

How many Megabytes are the files?

[olego.livejournal.com]

And how much RAM have you got?

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* Less than the size of those files. I suppose that would explain it?

[olego.livejournal.com]

What's a facepalm? And that does not necessarily explain it, but it's a very good reason for that. I'm still looking for something...

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Cross between smack in the forehead and hiding head in hands. Remind me and I'll demonstrate in person sometime.