Re: BDS2006 exe sizes

Dodgy schrieb:

If memory serves me right, in DOS 8086 assembly this would be less
that 20 bytes, most of them being the string itself.

A batch file will have a similar size.

If you disregard the wrapper for DOS apps on Windows, you also can write a short HelloWorld app in Basic, or in HTML, and disregard the size of the interpreter for that kind of "programs". Or use an emulator and write ZX-81 or C64 programs...

But never cry if you got exactly what you asked for ;-)

DoDi
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