Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Sat Mar 17 22:21:41 CDT 2007
Looking at these .cmd files I'd say they were executables. They're filed with machine code, not text. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:11 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software 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 _______________________________________________ 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: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 12:33 PM