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From: paulb@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: OS/2 com files
Message-ID: <629656579.10387@minster.york.ac.uk>
Date: 14 Dec 89 16:36:21 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
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In article <4419@helios.ee.lbl.gov> kushner@ux3.lbl.gov (Gary Kushner) writes:
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>   I just noticed that some of OS2's commands are .com files.  Does
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>anyone know format of os2 .com files?  They can't just be byte streams
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>like under dos can they?
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>-Gary

The format of OS/2 com files is exactly the same as the format of OS/2
exe files.  In fact they are exe files.  Try taking your favourite
exe, (say foo.exe) and renaming it to foo.com.  Now try to spot the
difference.

Paul Butcher
paulb@uk.ac.york.minster