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DMANRTM.EXE is a run-time model required to run DoorMan. It is
the equivilant of BRUN45.EXE for Quick Basic programs except this
one is for PDS 7.1 and DoorMan.
As a rule, I detest programs that require run-time modules.
However, after much debate and testing, I have decided to go this
route with this program. Here's why:
1. With the conversion of DOORMENU.EXE over to PDS 7.1
all the EXEs in this package are now written using that
software. Therefore, all the EXEs can utilize the same
Run-Time module.
2. The total bytes in the distribution archive for both
methods is almost identical (less than 1k difference).
Therefore, it's not costing you any more disk space
to have the run-time module present.
3. The memory required for the door itself (DOORMENU.EXE)
when compiled as stand-alone is about 220k. Compiled
this way, that drops to 172k. Therefore, DoorMan as a
whole only requires 186k total now to operate as opposed
to 251k if each program is compiled as stand-alone.
Besides the fact that you have the have DMANRTM.EXE on your hard
drive, the ONLY disadvantage to doing it this way is that the programs
will take slightly longer to load. With the speed of todays machines,
what's an extra millisecond here or there?