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From: C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Baird McIntosh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Hidden AmigaDOS files?
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Date: 14 Nov 90 21:41:19 GMT
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In Message-ID: <15854@cbmvax.commodore.com>
          peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna) said:
>In article <wRFLs10w163w@valnet> joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) writ
>>There is a 'hidden' bit for files on AmigaDOS 1.3, but it's not
>>implemented until version 2.0.
>
>The hidden bit is not used in 2.0 either.
>
>>                        Joseph Hillenburg
>
>     Peter

That does it!  I can live with some applications breaking, most games breaking,
and no 24bit 1024x1024 pixel Workbench icons, *but* this is the last straw.

2.0 is totally worthless without the hidden bit!

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