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From:	ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Paths and .COM files
Date:	9 Apr 1996 10:37:40 GMT
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This may be slowly heading off topic, but I'm curious: what IS the
difference between a .COM and a .EXE, aside from the MZ ZM thing and the
file extension?
Is there a difference in the code, in its functioning, in how DOS
allocates it memory?

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    .*.  "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not
 -()  <  circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a
    `*'  straight line."    ,------------------------------------------------
         -- B. Mandelbrot  |  Paul Derbyshire (PGD) ao950 AT freenet DOT carleton DOT ca

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