On Dec 1, 2004, at 8:34 AM, Bert Thomas wrote:
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> Ron Hudson wrote:
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>> Several of the programs I try to run on my "classic dos" machine give
>> the error message:
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>> <filepath\filename>:not coff (check for viruses)
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>> I don't yet have a virus scanner, but these files were downloaded from
>> trusted sources
>> I don't think I have a virus. What is this error message?
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> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/coff.html
Thanks, I saw that. It only defines COFF. No hints as to what I need
to make DOS 6.22 run the thing.
One of the instances I where I got this was I was trying "Seal" a
GUI written by the people who also put out freeDOS
http://www.freedos.org/
And it says at the seal download site that it runs under other DOSses
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> (Just googled, not from experience)
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Received on Wed Dec 01 2004 - 10:53:49 GMT