question about DOS 5 system bit

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From: miner
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 17:03

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I'm using DOS 5 and I inadvertently cleared the system bit on all my
files, including, of course, the DOS hidden files.

Will this do any harm?  (My DOS manual says only "You should reserve
[the system bit] for DOS")

-Ken
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miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu | Graecis ac barbaris, sapientibus et
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From: miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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Subject: question about DOS 5 system bit
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Date: 3 Jan 93 11:03:42 CST
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