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From: | Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: .COM's with DJGPP? |
Date: | Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:54:45 +0300 |
Organization: | Communications Accessibles Montreal, Quebec Canada |
Lines: | 14 |
Message-ID: | <3537A575.1485@cam.org> |
References: | <35379F0B DOT 6F79F86F AT indigo DOT ie> <3537F565 DOT 3C1CCCA2 AT a DOT crl DOT com> <3538D4C4 DOT 6919240 AT lr DOT net> <3538F4EF DOT A11E233D AT a DOT crl DOT com> <01bd6a50$8a708600$3048a5c6 AT technoid> <35395468 DOT F8F390B2 AT a DOT crl DOT com> |
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To: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
DJ-Gateway: | from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
> > > > In fact, it will probably hang the machine when run! > > > > > > It probably will not hang the machine when run! Who knows about such > > > details? We may never find out. > > > > Oh yes it will. An EXE has a header, a COM does not. The "MZ" in the > > header for the magic number will crash the computer. > > Are you sure? This is getting interesting. This argument could drag on > for weeks! This is bull. renaming the exe to com will NOT crash the computer. Why don't you try for yourselves? It's THAT easy. It works on my machine anyways.
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