Talk:DOS executable (.com)
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:Ah, yes, that seems a bit wrong (unless they talk about some other, specific COM file). I wanted to add COM some time ago anyway (when I did EXE), but it somehow got lost due to my being busy recently. I just happened to notice it in the "recent changes" and fixed it. On some unrelated note, why can't we delete (or move/rename) any pages? There are a few now that are blanked because they were moved. Is delete/move only for administrators? --[[User:Darkstar|Darkstar]] ([[User talk:Darkstar|talk]]) 17:22, 6 December 2012 (UTC) | :Ah, yes, that seems a bit wrong (unless they talk about some other, specific COM file). I wanted to add COM some time ago anyway (when I did EXE), but it somehow got lost due to my being busy recently. I just happened to notice it in the "recent changes" and fixed it. On some unrelated note, why can't we delete (or move/rename) any pages? There are a few now that are blanked because they were moved. Is delete/move only for administrators? --[[User:Darkstar|Darkstar]] ([[User talk:Darkstar|talk]]) 17:22, 6 December 2012 (UTC) | ||
::"Move" exists in the pull-down menu to the right of "View history". I think "Delete" is reserved for admins, though. [[User:Dan Tobias|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias|talk]]) 18:16, 6 December 2012 (UTC) | ::"Move" exists in the pull-down menu to the right of "View history". I think "Delete" is reserved for admins, though. [[User:Dan Tobias|Dan Tobias]] ([[User talk:Dan Tobias|talk]]) 18:16, 6 December 2012 (UTC) | ||
| + | :: There seems not to exist such thing as compressed executable COM file, after an extensive search on the Google. Because the source was a university paper, I wrongly assumed that it didnt need verification. Another lesson learned... [[User:Maurice.de.rooij|Maurice.de.rooij]] ([[User talk:Maurice.de.rooij|talk]]) 18:37, 6 December 2012 (UTC) | ||
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compressed executable vs commandline program
Thanks for fixing the initial page. My source, a paper about the file utility mentioned .com files being compressed executables. Guess I should cite more... Maurice.de.rooij (talk) 07:28, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, yes, that seems a bit wrong (unless they talk about some other, specific COM file). I wanted to add COM some time ago anyway (when I did EXE), but it somehow got lost due to my being busy recently. I just happened to notice it in the "recent changes" and fixed it. On some unrelated note, why can't we delete (or move/rename) any pages? There are a few now that are blanked because they were moved. Is delete/move only for administrators? --Darkstar (talk) 17:22, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
- "Move" exists in the pull-down menu to the right of "View history". I think "Delete" is reserved for admins, though. Dan Tobias (talk) 18:16, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
- There seems not to exist such thing as compressed executable COM file, after an extensive search on the Google. Because the source was a university paper, I wrongly assumed that it didnt need verification. Another lesson learned... Maurice.de.rooij (talk) 18:37, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
