http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=DOC2COM_%28Dan_K._Nelson%29 DOC2COM (Dan K. Nelson) - Revision history 2026-05-18T14:25:43Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.19.2 http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=DOC2COM_(Dan_K._Nelson)&diff=51461&oldid=prev Jsummers at 12:42, 5 February 2026 2026-02-05T12:42:13Z <p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 12:42, 5 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|formattype=electronic</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|formattype=electronic</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|subcat=Executable envelopes</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|subcat=Executable envelopes</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|extensions={{ext|com}}</del></div></td><td colspan="2">&#160;</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|released=1987</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>|released=1987</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>}}</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>:''For another utility named &quot;DOC2COM&quot;, see [[DOC2COM (Gerald DePyper)]].''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>:''For another utility named &quot;DOC2COM&quot;, see [[DOC2COM (Gerald DePyper)]].''</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''DOC2COM''' is a DOS utility that converts a text file to a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was developed by </del>Dan K. Nelson.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''DOC2COM''' is a DOS utility that converts a text file to a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is credited to </ins>Dan K. Nelson.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This article is based on v1.0, the only version confirmed to exist.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Discussion </ins>==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">DOC2COM is probably a hack of [[MAKEREAD]] v1.5. 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It was developed by Dan K. Nelson.<br /> <br /> This article is based on v1.0, the only version confirmed to exist.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> Generated files start with bytes {{magic|e9 93 00}}. The following string of ASCII text appears at offset 25:<br /> &quot;&amp;lt; Press Home PgDn PgUp Down Arrow End &amp;gt;&quot;<br /> <br /> == Software ==<br /> * {{CdTextfiles|ems/emspro20/disk4/DOSUTIL/DOC2COM.ZIP|DOC2COM v1.0}}<br /> <br /> == Sample files ==<br /> * {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv07/006A/KWS39E.ZIP|KWS39E.ZIP}} → README.COM<br /> * {{CdTextfiles|nightowl/nopv11/041A/G_PAFV82.ZIP|G_PAFV82.ZIP}} → README.COM<br /> * {{CdTextfiles|garbo/PC/DATABASE/DP386_1.LZH|DP386_1.LZH}} → README.COM<br /> <br /> == Editors' notes ==<br /> A newer version of DOC2COM may have existed. A few files have been found that might have been made by it. 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