GIFEXE

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== Format details ==
 
== Format details ==
The viewer part of a GIFEXE EXE file is compressed with [[LZEXE]]. The overlay segment contains the original GIF file, followed by a trailer.
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The viewer part of a GIFEXE EXE file is compressed with [[LZEXE]]. The overlay segment (refer to [[MS-DOS EXE#Special file positions]]) contains the original GIF file, followed by a trailer.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
 
Files made by v1.0, v1.2, or v2.0 end with ASCII "{{magic|GIFEXE}}".
 
Files made by v1.0, v1.2, or v2.0 end with ASCII "{{magic|GIFEXE}}".
  
Files made by v3.0 end with these 8 bytes: ASCII "{{magic|GIFEXE3}}", then byte <code>0x00</code>.
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Files made by v3.0-4.5 end with these 8 bytes: ASCII "{{magic|GIFEXE3}}", then byte <code>0x00</code>.
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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* {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/gifexe20.zip|GIFEXE v2.0}}
 
* {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/gifexe20.zip|GIFEXE v2.0}}
 
* {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/gifexe30.zip|GIFEXE v3.0}}
 
* {{CdTextfiles|swextrav1993/disk1/grprogs/gifexe30.zip|GIFEXE v3.0}}
 
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* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel20/MSDOS/GIF/GIFEXE41.ZIP|GIFEXE v4.1}}
It seems that GIFEXE versions 3.1 and 3.2 existed, but no copies have been found.
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* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel0595/DISC1/GIF/GIFEXE44.ZIP|GIFEXE v4.4}}
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* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/GIF/GIFEXE45.ZIP|GIFEXE v4.5}}
  
 
[[Category:Executable envelopes]]
 
[[Category:Executable envelopes]]

Revision as of 20:11, 3 July 2022

File Format
Name GIFEXE
Ontology
Extension(s) .exe
Released ≤1991

GIFEXE is a DOS utility that converts a GIF image file to an EXE file that, when executed, displays the image. It was developed by Steve Enns, Dan Magosse, and Synergrafix Consulting.

Format details

The viewer part of a GIFEXE EXE file is compressed with LZEXE. The overlay segment (refer to MS-DOS EXE#Special file positions) contains the original GIF file, followed by a trailer.

Identification

Files made by v1.0, v1.2, or v2.0 end with ASCII "GIFEXE".

Files made by v3.0-4.5 end with these 8 bytes: ASCII "GIFEXE3", then byte 0x00.

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