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)
