Date:	Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:08:19 -0500
Message-Id:	<199902030408.XAA14737@envy.delorie.com>
From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to:	<3.0.6.32.19990202213937.007f2540@pop.netaddress.com> (message
	from Paul Derbyshire on Tue, 02 Feb 1999 21:39:37 -0500)
Subject:	Re: COFF Format (was Re: performance)
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Reply-To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

> So what's the problem? ... with the header there's the risk that
> running it in an NT system might cause NT to mistakenly assume it
> was a native NT app, and bomb.

This case is the problem, but not just for NT.  Win95 uses the same PE
format.

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