there's something really charming about every EXE file... | Emma (IPG)

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there's something really charming about every EXE file made by most tooling having the MZ header that says "This program can not be run in DOS mode"

including the Xbox 360's kernel

Hex editor view of the Xbox 360 17559 kernel, showing the EXE header with "This program cannot be run in DOS mode". In front is a ROM Properties about view of the executable, showing it is an Xbox 360 Executable (32-bit, PowerPC big endian)

Like 13 May 2023 at 14:48 | Open on wetdry.world

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Windows 98's MS-DOS prompt showing "This program cannot be run in DOS mode." after running it, from the MZ header of the Xbox 360 kernel executable. In front of it are 2 error messages, caused by running it by double clicking on the icon, one saying "Windows cannot run this program because it is in an invalid format.", the other one saying "The xboxkrnl.exe file was not compiled for a CPU that is compatible with this version of Windows. Contact your vendor for a newer version".

13 May 2023 at 16:36 | Open on wetdry.world