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Borland 32RTM.EXE (Miscellaneous)

posted by Ringding, 02.02.2024, 16:35

> > Did Borland ever claim that it can run under plain DOS?
>
> I can't cite any particular claim on Borland's part, but it is pretty
> obvious that they intended it. Otherwise, they wouldn't be adding a DOS
> loader stub to their EXE-files.

Not necessarily. Version 4.5 was intended to work like this (from DOS), and they may not have cleaned out enough of their build infrastructure for version 5, which is how the loader stub might accidentally have been left in there, but never used, because the product was supposed to be operated from 32-bit Windows.

Complete thread:

• Borland 32RTM.EXE - awik, 01.02.2024, 13:39
  • Borland 32RTM.EXE - Ringding, 01.02.2024, 18:47
    • Borland 32RTM.EXE - awik, 02.02.2024, 11:08
      • Borland 32RTM.EXE - Ringding, 02.02.2024, 16:35
        • Borland 32RTM.EXE - awik, 03.02.2024, 12:22
          • Borland 32RTM.EXE - Ringding, 03.02.2024, 14:40
            • Borland 32RTM.EXE - awik, 03.02.2024, 15:00
              • Borland 32RTM.EXE - Ringding, 03.02.2024, 18:01