ExeToCom file converter

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== Software ==
* ExeToCom: [https://archive.org/details/MICD200111 Magazyn Internet CD 11/2001] →  MICD2001_11_NR2.iso → Www/4programmers/programmes/exe2com.zip
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* ExeToCom: [https://archive.org/details/MICD200111 Magazyn Internet CD 11/2001] →  MICD2001_11_NR1.iso → Www/4programmers/programmes/exe2com.zip

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File Format
Name ExeToCom file converter
Ontology
Released ≤1992?
See EXE2COM for other things with a similar name.

ExeToCom is a (probably obscure) DOS utility that converts an EXE file to a COM file that works the same. The developer is unknown.

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[edit] Discussion

The program file is named EXETOCOM.COM, and is 4417 bytes in size. When run without arguments, it prints the following:

ExeToCom file converter
Usage :  exetocom exename[.exe] [comname[.com]]

[edit] Format details

A complete copy of the original EXE file appears in the generated file, at offset 16.

[edit] Identification

A generated file starts with byte 0xe9, and has ASCII "___Converted" at offset 3. Boilerplate bytes appear at offset 3+{the 2-byte integer at offset 1}, and start with e8 00 00 5b 50 8c c0 05.

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