.SYS (device drivers) that are actually .EXEs?

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From: Michael A. Shiels
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 1990 23:30

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I have been folling around with the MS-NET and Lan Manager connection
using NDIS network drivers.  And low and behold the drivers are .SYS files
but they don't have a standard header.  They actually have a .EXE header.

Does anyone know if Microsoft has allowed RELOCATABLE Device Drivers as .EXEs?

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From: mshiels@tmsoft.uucp (Michael A. Shiels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: .SYS (device drivers) that are actually .EXEs?
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Date: 1 Jul 90 23:30:17 GMT
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