Re: An ASCII question for the group...

Martin Atkins wrote:
> 
> .----- On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 16:56:59 +0100, stephane HAbeTT roux
> |...
> |> Acorn:     !Edit (in Resources)
> |
> |Nobody on the Acorn platform uses !Edit even if it comes as a
> |standard with the system. We use !Zap or (!StrongEd) as text editors.
> |
> '-----------------------
> 
> Thank you as always for your help with the listings. Since I am not an
> Acorn user I rely on outside input for that and a few of the other
> sections.
> 
> (One question - why do they all start with '!'?)

IIRC, a ! in front of a filename indicates that it is
(a) an executable (! being the Acorn equivalent of .EXE);
(b) an `executable folder' which means that double-clicking the folder
    will run a specified program inside it rather than showing the
    contents of the folder.

ObAscii:
   _
  / \
 |mmm|
  \H7
  ,-.
     `

Extremely lame, I know, but at least it's on-topic.

ttfn
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