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Article #4761Re: TSR's - Must they be converted to .COM?
From: Scott Maxell
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 1991 14:38
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 1991 14:38
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TSRs must be a .COM file if I recall, because of the way DOS loads
COM vs. .EXE. A .COM file is a memory image, and is loaded in the same
place in memory. An .EXE file can be loaded anywhere in memory. I don't have
my tech reference at the moment, or I would give you a more detailed
explanation.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!hsdndev!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!yale!venus!yalevm!maine!io92203 From: IO92203@MAINE.BITNET (Scott Maxell) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: TSR's - Must they be converted to .COM? Message-ID: <91049.093800IO92203@MAINE.BITNET> Date: 18 Feb 91 14:38:00 GMT References: <3188@unccvax.uncc.edu> Organization: University of Maine System Lines: 13