NE

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Executable Formats
Microsoft

16 bit:
COM
MZ
NE
Mixed (16/32 bit):
LE
32/64 bit:
PE
COFF

*nix
Apple

NE

Introduction

The WIN-NE executable format, designed for Windows 3.x, was the "NE", or "New Executable" format. Again, a 16bit format, it alleviated the maximum size restrictions that the MZ format had.

Support

Operating Systems that use it: Windows 1.01 through 3.xx. The format can be run on later 32 bit windows systems (in a VDM), but is not the native format.
Because of 64 bit lack of v8086, support is discarded on 64 bit windows.

See Also

NE

Executables