Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!nsc!amdahl!twg.com!lefty From: lefty@twg.com (David N. Schlesinger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: MPW Files command Message-ID: <7257@gollum.twg.com> Date: 6 Jun 90 18:11:58 GMT Sender: news@twg.com Organization: The Wollongong Group Lines: 18 References:<1990May24.143823.961@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1990May24.160353.13292@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> In article <1990May24.160353.13292@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) writes: > -------------------- ---- ---- ------ ---------- ---------------... > foo TEXT MPS 2K lvbspoimad 5/24/90 10:58 ... > ^^ > || > What are these? The "o" is the Open bit, lit if the file is currently open. The "p" is the Protected bit, also known (does anyone know WHY?) as the "Bozo" bit, which, I believe, is not used these days for anything at all... |<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>| | David N. Schlesinger || "When I have nothing to say, | | The Wollongong Group || my lips are sealed; | | Internet: Lefty@twg.com || say something once, | | POTS: 415/962-7219 || why say it again?" -- David Byrne | |<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|