berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu (01/14/88)
For a long time, exe2bin was distributed on non-IBM versions of DOS, but
not with the real PC-DOS. Maybe IBM included it with 3.1 and 3.2 as an
oversight, and have now corrected it.
Mike Berger
Center for Advanced Study
University of Illinois
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
{ihnp4 | convex | pur-ee}!uiucuxc!clio!bergerkfk9673@ritcv.UUCP (01/16/88)
In article <16800180@clio> berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu writes: > >For a long time, exe2bin was distributed on non-IBM versions of DOS, but >not with the real PC-DOS. Maybe IBM included it with 3.1 and 3.2 as an >oversight, and have now corrected it. > > Mike Berger > Center for Advanced Study > University of Illinois > > berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu > {ihnp4 | convex | pur-ee}!uiucuxc!clio!berger EXE2BIN *HAS* been distributed with the IBM versions of PC-DOS since DOS 2.0. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karl Kingston UUCP: ..!rochester!ritcv!kfk9673 BITNET: KFK9673@RITVAX Disclaimer: These are just my views.. Not necessary the views of RIT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
madd@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Jim Frost) (01/16/88)
In article <102@ritcv.UUCP> kfk9673@ritcv.UUCP (Karl Kingston) writes: >In article <16800180@clio> berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu writes: >>For a long time, exe2bin was distributed on non-IBM versions of DOS, but >>not with the real PC-DOS. Maybe IBM included it with 3.1 and 3.2 as an >>oversight, and have now corrected it. >> >> Mike Berger > >EXE2BIN *HAS* been distributed with the IBM versions of PC-DOS since >DOS 2.0. Not so. The newer versions (I think everything after 3.10 but definitely in 3.30) include it with the DOS Technical Reference Manual. The 3.30 manual comes with both 3" and 5.25" diskettes, too. What is the price to get this neat utility? Oh, about $100. Cheap at any price. Actually, the book is real useful but not that well laid out. IBM nicely sent updates for each new version of DOS after we bought the manual. 3.30 came with a notice that said we weren't going to get anymore. Since we already had 3 of them, and most of the newer things aren't really usable anyway since most people don't have 3.30, it was nice to save my friends $100 by giving them the old ones. Happy hacking. jim frost madd@bu-it.bu.edu
darrylo@hpsrlc.UUCP (01/17/88)
In comp.sys.ibm.pc, madd@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Jim Frost) writes: > In article <102@ritcv.UUCP> kfk9673@ritcv.UUCP (Karl Kingston) writes: > >In article <16800180@clio> berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu writes: > >>For a long time, exe2bin was distributed on non-IBM versions of DOS, but > >>not with the real PC-DOS. Maybe IBM included it with 3.1 and 3.2 as an > >>oversight, and have now corrected it. > >> > >> Mike Berger > > > >EXE2BIN *HAS* been distributed with the IBM versions of PC-DOS since > >DOS 2.0. > > Not so. The newer versions (I think everything after 3.10 but > definitely in 3.30) include it with the DOS Technical Reference > Manual. The 3.30 manual comes with both 3" and 5.25" diskettes, too. > > What is the price to get this neat utility? Oh, about $100. Cheap at > any price. Actually, the book is real useful but not that well laid [ ... ] > Happy hacking. > > jim frost > madd@bu-it.bu.edu There are at least two PD/shareware replacements for exe2bin. One was distributed (written?) by PC Mag., and the other is written by Chris Dunford, author of a number of useful utilities. I have a copy of Chris Dunford's program, exe2com, if anyone would like a copy (please note that I haven't tested my copy, although I've heard good things about it). -- Darryl Okahata {hplabs!hpccc!, hpfcla!} hpsrla!darrylo CompuServe: 75206,3074 Disclaimer: the above is the author's personal opinion and is not the opinion or policy of his employer or of the little green men that have been following him all day.