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<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 14:52, 8 April 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|released=≤1994</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|released=≤1994</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>}}</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''CompuShow installer format''' is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a </del>[[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]]-based installer file for DOS.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''CompuShow installer format''' is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an </ins>[[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]]-based installer file for DOS.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It was used for distribution of some software by Canyon State Systems:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>It was used for distribution of some software by Canyon State Systems:</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 21:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 21:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Sample files ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Sample files ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* {{CdTextfiles|arcadebbs/GIFVIEW/CSHOW73.ZIP|CSHOW73.ZIP}} → CSHOWA.EXE</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* {{CdTextfiles|arcadebbs/GIFVIEW/CSHOW73.ZIP|CSHOW73.ZIP}} → CSHOWA.EXE <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[This is v8.73a, with a misleading filename.]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/2SHOW204.ZIP|2SHOW204.ZIP}} → 2SHOWA.EXE</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/2SHOW204.ZIP|2SHOW204.ZIP}} → 2SHOWA.EXE</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [{{SACFTPURL|graph|cmplg201.zip}} cmplg201.zip] → CMPLGA.EXE</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [{{SACFTPURL|graph|cmplg201.zip}} cmplg201.zip] → CMPLGA.EXE</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Created page with &quot;{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Archiving |released=≤1994 }} &#039;&#039;&#039;CompuShow installer format&#039;&#039;&#039; is a <a href="/wiki/MS-DOS_EXE" title="MS-DOS EXE">EXE</a>-based installer file for DOS. It was used ...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Archiving<br /> |released=≤1994<br /> }}<br /> '''CompuShow installer format''' is a [[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]]-based installer file for DOS.<br /> <br /> It was used for distribution of some software by Canyon State Systems:<br /> * CompuShow, v8.70-9.04<br /> * CompuShow 2000, v1.03-2.04<br /> * [[CompuLog]], v1.00-2.01<br /> <br /> A typical filename is &quot;CSHOWA.EXE&quot;, but note that not all files with this name use this format.<br /> <br /> == Format details ==<br /> The format is somewhat convoluted. The main executable part is compressed with [[PKLITE]]. The overlay segment (refer to [[MS-DOS EXE#Special file positions]]) uses a tagged format of undetermined origin. The overlay starts with ASCII &quot;&lt;code&gt;FBIN&lt;/code&gt;&quot;. The main part of the payload is an [[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive]] contained in an item identified by &quot;&lt;code&gt;FBEX&lt;/code&gt;&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Software ==<br /> * {{Deark}}<br /> * Some [[LHA#Software|LHA software]] is robust enough that it can often handle these files.<br /> <br /> == Sample files ==<br /> * {{CdTextfiles|arcadebbs/GIFVIEW/CSHOW73.ZIP|CSHOW73.ZIP}} → CSHOWA.EXE<br /> * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/2SHOW204.ZIP|2SHOW204.ZIP}} → 2SHOWA.EXE<br /> * [{{SACFTPURL|graph|cmplg201.zip}} cmplg201.zip] → CMPLGA.EXE</div>

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