Even with modern internet speeds, split archives serve a purpose:
: If one part gets corrupted during a download, you only have to re-download that specific 100MB-500MB chunk rather than the entire multi-gigabyte file. sc24050-ACOTCOTP.part12.rar
To solve this, users began "shattering" large files into smaller chunks. This file is part of a digital mosaic: Even with modern internet speeds, split archives serve
Here is an interesting take on what this file represents in the digital landscape: The "Shattered" Digital Archive Even with modern internet speeds