New Executable
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'''New Executable''' ('''NE''') is an file format used by some versions of OS/2, MS-DOS and most commonly by 16-bit Microsoft Windows; it is used for executables, dynamically-linked libraries, drivers and as a container for [[Windows resource|resources]]. The NE format is an extension of [[MZ]]; it was succeeded by [[Portable Executable]] on Windows and [[Linear Executable]] on OS/2. | '''New Executable''' ('''NE''') is an file format used by some versions of OS/2, MS-DOS and most commonly by 16-bit Microsoft Windows; it is used for executables, dynamically-linked libraries, drivers and as a container for [[Windows resource|resources]]. The NE format is an extension of [[MZ]]; it was succeeded by [[Portable Executable]] on Windows and [[Linear Executable]] on OS/2. | ||
| − | NE is used as a container format for [[FNT (Windows Font)|FNT]] fonts (in files carrying the extension {{ext|fon}}) and for icon libraries (extension {{ext|icl}}). | + | NE is used as a container format for [[FNT (Windows Font)|FNT]] fonts (in files carrying the extension {{ext|fon}}) and for [[Icon library|icon libraries]] (extension {{ext|icl}}). |
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Revision as of 20:54, 17 September 2016
New Executable (NE) is an file format used by some versions of OS/2, MS-DOS and most commonly by 16-bit Microsoft Windows; it is used for executables, dynamically-linked libraries, drivers and as a container for resources. The NE format is an extension of MZ; it was succeeded by Portable Executable on Windows and Linear Executable on OS/2.
NE is used as a container format for FNT fonts (in files carrying the extension .fon) and for icon libraries (extension .icl).
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Identification
An NE file begins with the ASCII signature "MZ". At offset 60 is a 4-byte integer pointing to an "extended" header that begins with "NE". For more information, see MS-DOS EXE.
Sample files
- Lots of examples at cd.textfiles.com, such as
