DOC2COM (Dan K. Nelson)

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|subcat=Executable envelopes
 
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|released=1987
 
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:''For another utility named "DOC2COM", see [[DOC2COM (Gerald DePyper)]].''
 
:''For another utility named "DOC2COM", see [[DOC2COM (Gerald DePyper)]].''
  
'''DOC2COM''' is a DOS utility that converts a text file to a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It was developed by Dan K. Nelson.
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'''DOC2COM''' is a DOS utility that converts a text file to a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It is credited to Dan K. Nelson.
  
This article is based on v1.0, the only version confirmed to exist.
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== Discussion ==
 
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DOC2COM is probably a hack of [[MAKEREAD]] v1.5. The files it creates are identical.
== Identification ==
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Generated files start with bytes {{magic|e9 93 00}}. The following string of ASCII text appears at offset 25:
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"< Press  Home  PgDn  PgUp  Down Arrow  End >"
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* {{CdTextfiles|ems/emspro20/disk4/DOSUTIL/DOC2COM.ZIP|DOC2COM v1.0}}
 
* {{CdTextfiles|ems/emspro20/disk4/DOSUTIL/DOC2COM.ZIP|DOC2COM v1.0}}
* {{Deark}}
 
 
== Sample files ==
 
* {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv07/006A/KWS39E.ZIP|KWS39E.ZIP}} → README.COM
 
* {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv11/041A/G_PAFV82.ZIP|G_PAFV82.ZIP}} → README.COM
 
* {{CdTextfiles|garbo/PC/DATABASE/DP386_1.LZH|DP386_1.LZH}} → README.COM
 
* {{DexvertSamples|document/doc2comDKN}}
 
 
== Editors' notes ==
 
A newer version of DOC2COM may have existed. A few files have been found that might have been made by it. For example:
 
 
* {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslv3nv03/DOS/COMMUNIC/CHRNET12.ZIP|CHRNET12.ZIP}} → ARTICLE.COM
 
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → SCRFILE/NEWYRSCR.ZIP → README.COM
 
* [https://archive.org/details/The_Wildcat_Files_2_Arsenal_Computer The Wildcat Files 2] → DOORGAME/IS20.ZIP → INFO.COM
 
 
They have the following string of ASCII text at offset 18 (among other similarities):
 
"<Press  Home  PgDn  PgUp  Down Arrow  End  Q=Print>"
 

Latest revision as of 12:42, 5 February 2026

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Name DOC2COM (Dan K. Nelson)
Ontology
Released 1987
For another utility named "DOC2COM", see DOC2COM (Gerald DePyper).

DOC2COM is a DOS utility that converts a text file to a COM file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It is credited to Dan K. Nelson.

[edit] Discussion

DOC2COM is probably a hack of MAKEREAD v1.5. The files it creates are identical.

[edit] Software

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