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                    DIRECTORY - DOS Directory Structure

      Byte    Description

        00      Filename status:
                00 = Filename never used
                05 = First character of filename is E5
                E5 = File has been erased
                2E = This is a subdirectory entry
        00-07   Filename, left justified
        08-0A   Filename extension, left justified
        0B      File's attribute:

                |7|6|5|4|3|2|1|0| byte 0B
                 | | | | | | | +--- read only
                 | | | | | | +---- hidden
                 | | | | | +----- system
                 | | | | +------ volume label
                 | | | +------- subdirectory
                 | | +-------- archive
                 +----------- unused

        0C-15  Reserved by DOS
        16-17  Time the file was created or last updated:

                |F|E|D|C|B|A|9|8|7|6|5|4|3|2|1|0| 17,16
                 | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- seconds/2
                 | | | | | +-------------------- minutes
                 +----------------------------- hours

        18-19  Date the file was created or last updated:

                |F|E|D|C|B|A|9|8|7|6|5|4|3|2|1|0| 19,18
                 | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- day 1-31
                 | | | | | | | +---------------- month 1-12
                 +----------------------------- year + 1980

        1A-1B  Starting cluster number of the first file cluster
        1C-1F  File size in bytes (low order first)

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