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From: Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
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Subject: Re: 2 misc questions
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Date: 2 Mar 90 12:30:19 GMT
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In article <25EDB98B.27683@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) wrote:
}   It depends on what DOS version you're using.  I believe that from 3.30
}up, you can alter the Archive, System, Read-Only, and Hidden attributes;
}prior versions only allow you to alter the Archive and Read-Only bits.

My copy of MSDOS 3.30 ATTRIB only allows read-only and archive.  However, the
ATTRIB built into 4DOS does allow A,S,R, and H to be twiddled, as does ATTR.COM
from PC Magazine.
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