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system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? EXE headers (Users)

posted by bocke, 20.01.2013, 22:32

> The developer was Mark
> Zbikowski and what he came up with is of course the
> .EXE file
> format. The first 2 bytes of all EXE files contain Mark's initials which
> is how various software determines if the file is an EXE or NOT. e.g. Does
> the first 2 bytes of the file consist of "MZ" or "ZM" which is also valid.

Thanx for the interesting bit of history. I didn't know that MZ stood for M. Zbikowski. :)

Complete thread:

• system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - CluelessInSeattl, 17.01.2013, 17:44 (Users)
  • system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - Zyzzle, 17.01.2013, 23:26
  • system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - Rugxulo, 18.01.2013, 18:09
    • system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - CluelessInSeattl, 20.01.2013, 15:46
      • system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? EXE headers - Arjay, 20.01.2013, 19:49
        • system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? EXE headers - bocke, 20.01.2013, 22:32
          • system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? EXE headers - Arjay, 21.01.2013, 00:10