From: "Damian Yerrick" <web DOT poison AT pineight DOT 8m DOT com>
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Subject: Re: EXE format
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 16:14:21 -0500
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PE is the Win32 executable format, and NE is Windows 3.x's.

> On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 01:31:45AM +0700, Batchex wrote:
> > Thanks for the info. I've searched wotsit.org and only finds win31 exe
> > format (NE-EXE). What I need is win9x exe format (PE-EXE, or is PE &
> > NE exe is the same???). I've looked into the win95 exe(s) with a
> > HexEditor, and find PE instead of NE (like the one described in
> > wotsit.org docs).

Laszlo Molnar <laszlo DOT molnar AT eth DOT ericsson DOT se> wrote in message
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>
> No, PE and NE are not the same format. Check out the source code of
> Wine, you can find lots of useful info in it about both formats.
>
> http://www.winehq.com/
>
> HTH,Laszlo

Did/will UPX ever support NE?