Read-A-Matic
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* {{CdTextfiles|nopv17/031A/DKCARE20.ZIP|DKCARE20.ZIP}} → DISK.EXE (self-extracting ZIP) → README.EXE | * {{CdTextfiles|nopv17/031A/DKCARE20.ZIP|DKCARE20.ZIP}} → DISK.EXE (self-extracting ZIP) → README.EXE | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/value-ware-software-sharewares/1.jpg Value-Ware Software Sharewares] → DESPAIR/README.EXE | * [https://archive.org/details/value-ware-software-sharewares/1.jpg Value-Ware Software Sharewares] → DESPAIR/README.EXE | ||
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Revision as of 15:44, 28 December 2025
Read-A-Matic is a menu-driven DOS utility for converting a text file to an EXE file that, when executed, displays a text in a full-screen viewer. It was developed by Michael L. Wester.
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Discussion
The executable part of a generated file is pre-compressed with PKLITE.
When a generated file has finished executing, it may print a message implying it was made by something named "README.EXE".
Identification
Files made by a given version start with the bytes in the included RAM.OVL file.
Only v1.0 has been found, though there was probably also a registered version of it.
Software
Sample files
- DKCARE20.ZIP → DISK.EXE (self-extracting ZIP) → README.EXE
- Value-Ware Software Sharewares → DESPAIR/README.EXE
- dexvert samples — document/readAMatic
