DOC2COM (Dan K. Nelson)

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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* {{CdTextfiles|ems/emspro20/disk4/DOSUTIL/DOC2COM.ZIP|DOC2COM v1.0}}
 
* {{CdTextfiles|ems/emspro20/disk4/DOSUTIL/DOC2COM.ZIP|DOC2COM v1.0}}
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* {{Deark}}
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
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* {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv11/041A/G_PAFV82.ZIP|G_PAFV82.ZIP}} → README.COM
 
* {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv11/041A/G_PAFV82.ZIP|G_PAFV82.ZIP}} → README.COM
 
* {{CdTextfiles|garbo/PC/DATABASE/DP386_1.LZH|DP386_1.LZH}} → README.COM
 
* {{CdTextfiles|garbo/PC/DATABASE/DP386_1.LZH|DP386_1.LZH}} → README.COM
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* {{DexvertSamples|document/doc2comDKN}}
  
 
== Editors' notes ==
 
== Editors' notes ==
 
A newer version of DOC2COM may have existed. A few files have been found that might have been made by it. For example:
 
A newer version of DOC2COM may have existed. A few files have been found that might have been made by it. For example:
  
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* {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv3nv03/DOS/COMMUNIC/CHRNET12.ZIP|CHRNET12.ZIP}} → ARTICLE.COM
 
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → SCRFILE/NEWYRSCR.ZIP → README.COM
 
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → SCRFILE/NEWYRSCR.ZIP → README.COM
 
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → DOORGAME/IS20.ZIP → INFO.COM
 
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → DOORGAME/IS20.ZIP → INFO.COM

Latest revision as of 17:28, 24 August 2024

File Format
Name DOC2COM (Dan K. Nelson)
Ontology
Extension(s) .com
Released 1987
For another utility named "DOC2COM", see DOC2COM (Gerald DePyper).

DOC2COM is a DOS utility that converts a text file to a COM file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It was developed by Dan K. Nelson.

This article is based on v1.0, the only version confirmed to exist.

Contents

[edit] Identification

Generated files start with bytes e9 93 00. The following string of ASCII text appears at offset 25:

"< Press  Home  PgDn  PgUp  Down Arrow  End >"

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Editors' notes

A newer version of DOC2COM may have existed. A few files have been found that might have been made by it. For example:

They have the following string of ASCII text at offset 18 (among other similarities):

"<Press  Home  PgDn  PgUp  Down Arrow  End  Q=Print>"
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