Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:07:08 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Size of EXE
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On Sun, 19 Jan 1997, John M. Aldrich wrote:

> Actually, by disabling as much of the startup code as possible and
> packing the executable, it is possible to reduce a trivial program to
> 30k or less.  It's still large for what it does, but less cumbersome
> than it might otherwise be.

Actually, it can be reduced to 18K without packing and even less if you 
pack.  The FAQ has the details.