From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: .COM's with DJGPP?
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 21:15:36 -0500
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Vic wrote:
> 
> > > > > 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.

Oh-oh, intellegent life detected!

> 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.

But why?

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Weiqi Gao
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