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From: dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au (Andrew Clayton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Script bits
Message-ID: <18aedbc1.ARN2b5c@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au>
Date: 14 Feb 91 13:18:25 GMT
References: <18ac1a05.ARN2ae4@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au> <1991Feb13.013917.22130@sugar.hackercorp.com>
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In article <1991Feb13.013917.22130@sugar.hackercorp.com>, Peter da Silva writes:

> In article <18ac1a05.ARN2ae4@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au> dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au writes:
> > > There's already an "execute" bit. A file with the execute bit set but not in
> > > Amiga load format should be treated as a script. 
> 
> > Having eight bits is kinda useful, Peter.
> 
> UNIX has 16 and they've run out long ago. Sure it uses 9 instead of 4 on
> protection, but that leaves them an extra 3 bits... and they don't even have
> an archive bit!

Having already been toasted, I'll bow out, singed, shaken, but not totally
dejected. *I* am not the proud owner of a 'V8 mind'. :-)

> Peter da Silva.   `-_-'

Dac
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