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From: consp13@bingsunm.cc.binghamton.edu (Marcus Cannava)
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Subject: Re: A500 resets itself
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Date: 17 Mar 90 22:13:33 GMT
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On March 15, 1990, Stefan Buchholz writes...

>
> Machines that do weird things like resets tend to be infected by viruses,
> to you two guys pirate software? Are you gamers? No flames please... 
>

	No flames. But I find that too many people tend to blame strange
problems on viruses. "Gee, I was writing this program, and it just doesn't
work, maybe I have a virus.."  "Gee, I was using this disk, and I placed it
on a magnet, then I rebooted. It's gone. I think I had a virus.." (A tad
exaggerated, but I think you get the point..)

	I think it is general knowledge these days that the A500's 
power supply is, in kind words, a lemon. My problems were cured by a new
one. I did not (and do not) have any of the known, detectable viruses.

	Don't be too quick to blame all unexplained system problems on a
virus. As a consultant, I see this happen waaaaay too often.

							\marc

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