• Door.sys and win32

    From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to All on Thursday, December 24, 2020 10:19:25
    Could win32 exe's run under door.sys instead of door32.sys?


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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to Matt Munson on Thursday, December 24, 2020 14:26:52
    Re: Door.sys and win32
    By: Matt Munson to All on Thu Dec 24 2020 10:19 am

    Could win32 exe's run under door.sys instead of door32.sys?

    door.sys and door32.sys are just drop files: text files created by the BBS to communicate parameters/status to an external program (e.g. door game). So of course, 16-bit DOS programs could read the door32.sys file if they wished and native Win32 exe's could read a door.sys file if they wished. But door.sys and door32.sys files do not contain the exact same information.

    Of course, don't confuse door32.sys with Wildcat!'s door32.dll - it's a completely different thing.
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