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From: andy@cbmvax.commodore.com (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Hidden AmigaDOS files?
Message-ID: <15862@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 14 Nov 90 16:34:24 GMT
References: <1990Nov13.182903.20247@qut.edu.au> <wRFLs10w163w@valnet> <15854@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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In article <15854@cbmvax.commodore.com> peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna) writes:
>In article <wRFLs10w163w@valnet> joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) writes:
>>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
>--

In fact, it doesn't even stand for hidden anymore.

(it still doesn't do anything, but it doesn't do a different anything :-) )
 A subtle difference to be sure.

		andy


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