SHOW (Gary M. Raymond)

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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, but hasn't been located.
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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
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* {{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)

Revision as of 20:08, 8 August 2024

File Format
Name SHOW (Gary M. Raymond)
Ontology
Extension(s) .com
Released 1992

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.

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.

Software

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.

Sample files

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