Date: Thu, 10 Feb 94 10:49:40 EST
From: peprbv AT cfa0 DOT harvard DOT edu (Bob Babcock)
To: meetze AT charlie DOT ece DOT scarolina DOT edu
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Reply-To: babcock AT cfa DOT harvard DOT edu

> ...and the file I got back was a.out . Now I know that this isn't a dos
> executable file.  What do I have to do to make it an executable dos file.

Try "go32 a.out" or use coff2exe.  See the file FAQ for more details.