Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 19:35:03 -0600 (CST)
From: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
To: "'OpenDOS newsgroup'" <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject: Re: [opendos] [OpenDOS] Wishlist part 2 
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On Fri, 28 Feb 1997 dg AT dcs DOT st-and DOT ac DOT uk wrote:
> [...]
> >The Alt-Gr-Funny_key gives a char 179 under DOS, and a =A6 under windoze=
=2E
>=20
> High-bit set characters have a special meaning under FAT, AFAIK. They=20
> certainly did under CP/M. I think if the first character has its top bit =
set=20
> that marks the file as being deleted.

Errr, deleted files are marked by the character 0E5h, otherwise, (afaik),
no restrictions on upper bit characters, but then you have the problem of
how the user is supposed to achieve the weird key, especially if the
codepage tends to remap the chr he's trying to achieve.

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