From: Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: .COM's with DJGPP?
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:54:45 +0300
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> > > > In fact, it will probably hang the machine when run!
> > >
> > > It probably will not hang the machine when run!  Who knows about such
> > > details?  We may never find out.
> >
> > Oh yes it will.  An EXE has a header, a COM does not.  The "MZ" in the
> > header for the magic number will crash the computer.
> 
> Are you sure?  This is getting interesting.  This argument could drag on
> for weeks!

This is bull. renaming the exe to com will NOT crash the computer.
Why don't you try for yourselves? It's THAT easy. It works on my machine
anyways.