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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Executable envelopes
|released=≤1987
}}
:''Not to be confused with [[READMAKE]].''

'''MAKEREAD''' is a DOS utility that converts a text file to a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It is credited to Ronald Gans and Ronald Gans Software.

== Identification ==
v1.4: Files start with bytes {{magic|e9 93 00}}. At offset 25 is the string:
< Press Home PgDn PgUp Down Arrow Esc >

v1.5: Files start with bytes {{magic|e9 93 00}}. At offset 25 is:
< Press Home PgDn PgUp Down Arrow End >

v1.8: Files start with bytes {{magic|e9 07 01}}. At offset 18 is:
<Press Home PgDn PgUp Down Arrow End Q=Print>

v1.8a: Files start with bytes {{magic|e9 0c 01}}. At offset 19 is:
< H=Home D=PgDn U=PgUp L=Down Arrow E=End Q=Print >

== See also ==
* [[DOC2COM (Dan K. Nelson)]]

== Software ==
* MAKEREAD v1.4: {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/medi/makere14.zip|makere14.zip}}
* MAKEREAD v1.5: {{CdTextfiles|rbbsv3n1/medi/makeread.com|makeread.com}} (bare executable)
* MAKEREAD v1.8 and 1.8a: [https://archive.org/details/master-technician Master Technician CD-ROM] → MTECH/LIBRARY/OFFLINE/MISC/MKEX.ZIP
* "MAKEREAD" (no version number): {{CdTextfiles|powerpakgold/TEXTED/MAKEREAD.ZIP|MAKEREAD.ZIP}} (Suspect this is a third-party mod of v1.5. Format is very different.)
* {{Deark}}

== Sample files ==
* [https://archive.org/details/ASMEsMechanicalEngineeringToolkit1997December ASME's Mechanical Engineering Toolkit 1997 December] → FLUID/B31G.ZIP → README.COM (v1.4)
* {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv07/006A/KWS39E.ZIP|KWS39E.ZIP}} → README.COM (v1.5)
* {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv11/041A/G_PAFV82.ZIP|G_PAFV82.ZIP}} → README.COM (v1.5)
* {{CdTextfiles|garbo/PC/DATABASE/DP386_1.LZH|DP386_1.LZH}} → README.COM (v1.5)
* {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv3nv03/DOS/COMMUNIC/CHRNET12.ZIP|CHRNET12.ZIP}} → ARTICLE.COM (v1.8)
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → SCRFILE/NEWYRSCR.ZIP → README.COM (v1.8)
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → DOORGAME/IS20.ZIP → INFO.COM (v1.8)
* {{CdTextfiles|gigabytesw/029a/lpm.zip|lpm.zip}} → Most .COM files (v1.8a)
* {{DexvertSamples|document/doc2comDKN}}

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 * [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → DOORGAME/IS20.ZIP → INFO.COM (v1.8)
 * {{CdTextfiles|gigabytesw/029a/lpm.zip|lpm.zip}} → Most .COM files (v1.8a)
 * {{DexvertSamples|document/doc2comDKN}}

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