SHOW (Gary M. Raymond)
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'''SHOW''' is a DOS utility for creating a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays a text document in a full-screen viewer. It was developed by Gary M. Raymond and Simple Software. | '''SHOW''' is a DOS utility for creating a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays a text document in a full-screen viewer. It was developed by Gary M. Raymond and Simple Software. | ||
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+ | == Identification == | ||
+ | COM files made by known versions of the utility start with byte pattern {{magic|e9 ?? ?? 30 00 1f a0 00 00 'S 'H' 'O' 'W'}}. Unfortunately, the SHOW.COM program itself may be a false positive for this pattern. | ||
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+ | Other identifying features: | ||
+ | * The byte at offset {3 + {the two-byte integer at offset 1}} is <code>0xb8</code>. | ||
+ | * The last byte of the file is <code>0x1a</code>. | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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* {{CdTextfiles|pier/pier06/030/SHOWV20A.ZIP|SHOW v2.0a}} | * {{CdTextfiles|pier/pier06/030/SHOWV20A.ZIP|SHOW v2.0a}} | ||
− | SHOW v2.1 (1995) evidently exists | + | The change log from v2.0a says that versions 1.1, 1.2b, 1.3, and 1.5 also exist. |
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+ | SHOW v2.1 (1995) also evidently exists. | ||
== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
* {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv10/051A/SHOWV20.ZIP|SHOWV20.ZIP}} → README.COM, ORDERME.COM | * {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv10/051A/SHOWV20.ZIP|SHOWV20.ZIP}} → README.COM, ORDERME.COM | ||
+ | * {{CdTextfiles|cream02/BBS/EZBBSV11.ZIP|EZBBSV11.ZIP}} → INSTALL.EXE ([[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive|LHA SFX]]) → EZBBS/DOCS/*.COM (files apparently made by v1.5) | ||
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/STATSTCS/PEPI207.ZIP|PEPI207.ZIP}} → README.COM, etc. (v2.1) | * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/STATSTCS/PEPI207.ZIP|PEPI207.ZIP}} → README.COM, etc. (v2.1) |
Latest revision as of 20:08, 8 August 2024
SHOW is a DOS utility for creating a COM file that, when executed, displays a text document in a full-screen viewer. It was developed by Gary M. Raymond and Simple Software.
[edit] Identification
COM files made by known versions of the utility start with byte pattern e9 ?? ?? 30 00 1f a0 00 00 'S 'H' 'O' 'W'
. Unfortunately, the SHOW.COM program itself may be a false positive for this pattern.
Other identifying features:
- The byte at offset {3 + {the two-byte integer at offset 1}} is
0xb8
. - The last byte of the file is
0x1a
.
[edit] Software
- SHOW v1.0: The 640 Meg Shareware Studio CD ROM Volume III → INFO/SHOWV10.ZIP
- SHOW v1.4
- SHOW v2.0 (1993)
- SHOW v2.0a
The change log from v2.0a says that versions 1.1, 1.2b, 1.3, and 1.5 also exist.
SHOW v2.1 (1995) also evidently exists.
[edit] Sample files
- SHOWV20.ZIP → README.COM, ORDERME.COM
- EZBBSV11.ZIP → INSTALL.EXE (LHA SFX) → EZBBS/DOCS/*.COM (files apparently made by v1.5)
- PEPI207.ZIP → README.COM, etc. (v2.1)