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'''DemoMaker''' (or '''The DemoMaker''') is a DOS application that creates self-playing presentation-like documents in [[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]] format. It was developed by Ron Janorkar.

It can be used to document or demonstrate an arbitrary DOS program (text mode only). It allows the user to make a series of screen captures, and add text boxes to them.

A non-executable '''.DMK''' format also exists, though it is largely hidden from the user. It seems to be something like a project file.

== Identification ==
v1.00-1.55 EXE format: The executable part is compressed with [[EXEPACK]]. A string like "{{magic|DemoMaker v1.55 (C)1993,1994 R.Janorkar}}" appears at offset 514, though files exist in which it has been erased. There are no other obvious signatures. The first 1100+ bytes of the file might always be the same for a given version.

v2.00 EXE format: The executable part is compressed with [[PKLITE]]. There are no obvious signatures, though the corrupted PKLITE strings (at offset 30 length 52, and offset 146 length 18) might be useful.

DMK format: Undetermined.

== Software ==
* DemoMaker:
** {{CdTextfiles|nopv09/043A/DMAKE100.ZIP|v1.00}}
** {{CdTextfiles|svplatinum/CDR15/DMAKE150.ZIP|v1.50}}
** {{CdTextfiles|cream03/screen/dmake155.zip|v1.55}}
** {{CdTextfiles|cream08/cream08-02/screen/dmake200.zip|v2.00}}

== Sample files ==
* The SAMPLE.EXE file included with the software.
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk2/DISC2/DATABASE/SCHED215.ZIP|SCHED215.ZIP}} → SDEMO.EXE (hacked file, similar to v1.00-1.50)
* {{CdTextfiles|pier06/030/TAGLX410.ZIP|TAGLX410.ZIP}} → TAGXPRV.EXE, TLXDEMO4.EXE (v1.55)
* {{CdTextfiles|cream06/disk/umenu101.zip|umenu101.zip}} → UMDEMO.EXE (v1.55)
* {{CdTextfiles|nopv20/038A/UMENU102.ZIP|UMENU102.ZIP}} → UMDEMO.EXE (v2.00)

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 It can be used to document or demonstrate an arbitrary DOS program (text mode only). It allows the user to make a series of screen captures, and add text boxes to them.
-A non-executable '''.DMK''' format also exists, though it is largely hidden from the user. It seems to be something like a project file.
+A non-executable '''.DMK''' format also exists, though it is largely hidden from the user.
 == Identification ==

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 v1.00-1.55 EXE format: The executable part is compressed with [[EXEPACK]]. A string like "{{magic|DemoMaker v1.55 (C)1993,1994 R.Janorkar}}" appears at offset 514, though files exist in which it has been erased. There are no other obvious signatures. The first 1100+ bytes of the file might always be the same for a given version.
-v2.00 EXE format: The executable part is compressed with [[PKLITE]]. There are no obvious signatures, though the corrupted PKLITE strings (at offset 30 length 52, and offset 146 length 18) might be useful.
+v2.00 EXE format: The executable part is compressed with [[PKLITE]]. There are no obvious signatures, though the corrupted PKLITE strings (at offset 30 length 52, and offset 146 length 18) might be distinctive.
 DMK format: Undetermined.