neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth) (12/16/87)
Here are some weird things I found out while playing about with
CHMOD/F_ATTRIB (GEMDOS $43)
1. The PEXEC (GEMDOS $4B)function will not execute a file with its
hidden(bit 1) and/or system(bit 2) attribute set.
2. If a file is hidden/system it does not show up on the desktop windows
but if it's also read only then it will show up.
3. A file can be changed into a directory or volume label but can't be changed
back again.
Comments anyone ...
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