Hi
21 Jan 2001, "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
TM> I've seen .COM programs exceed the limit, and wondered how they did
TM> it. OS/2 Warp 4 FORMAT.COM has 69920 bytes, and FDISK.COM has 113658
TM> bytes. DR-DOS 7.03 COMMAND.COM has 66785 bytes. Maybe these are really
TM> .EXE files misnamed? I just checked, and they all begin with MZ.
yes ... it's the same with the command.com replacement 4dos
this behaviour is simply done because of compatibility.
(eg format has allways been a com file ;)
TM> How long is COMMAND.COM in Win 95 & 98? Or does it have a different
TM> name? Some people who sell computers don't even know!
96370 bytes
no it has no different name, yes it's also a renamed .exe
CU, Ricsi
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