ExeToCom file converter

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File Format
Name ExeToCom file converter
Ontology
Released ≤1992?
See EXE2COM for other things with a similar name.

ExeToCom is a (probably obscure) DOS utility that converts an EXE file to a COM file that works the same. The developer is unknown.

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The program file is named EXETOCOM.COM, and is 4417 bytes in size. When run without arguments, it prints the following:

ExeToCom file converter
Usage :  exetocom exename[.exe] [comname[.com]]

Format details

A complete copy of the original EXE file appears in the generated file, at offset 16.

Identification

A generated file starts with byte 0xe9, and has ASCII "___Converted" at offset 3. Boilerplate bytes appear at offset 3+{the 2-byte integer at offset 1}, and start with e8 00 00 5b 50 8c c0 05.

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