[dba-Tech] Old, Old Software

John Bartow john at winhaven.net
Sat Mar 17 21:10:47 CDT 2007


I would guess they are as DOS also uses .cmd as an executable along with
.exe

In the NT OSs .cmd can be a non compiled, open text, batch/script file.

What does the program do for them?

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:04 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software

It appears that .CMD files are executables in the CP/M-86 operating system.
I think these folks may have a problem. 

Rocky



 	
	

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:37 PM
To: List
Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software

Dear List:
 
I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C
programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think.  An old
8-bit box, anyway.  (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE
days - like when computers were still steam powered.)
 
Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too.  If it
goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt.
 
So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne
machine (i.e., Pentium class).  What I see on those disks is no .EXE files
but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables.
 
If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that
could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? 
 
MTIA,
 
Rocky
 


 	
	
_______________________________________________
dba-Tech mailing list
dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com
http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech
Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com

--
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.12/724 - Release Date: 3/16/2007
12:12 PM
 

_______________________________________________
dba-Tech mailing list
dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com
http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech
Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com




More information about the dba-Tech mailing list