-> DOS (and thus Windows and OS/2) have Read, Directory, Hidden, and
-> System attributes (I think that's all of them).  Nothing specifying
-> whether a file is executable or not.  So they use the extention to
-> figure it out.

     MS-DOS uses "DRASHV" (Drash-Vee) bits:
       D:IRECTORY
       R:EAD-ONLY
       A:RCHIVED
       S:YSTEM
       H:IDDEN
       V:OLUME

     ...but not in that order....

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