Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!pacbell!pacbell.com!mips!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!nsc!taux01!amos From: amos@taux01.UUCP (Amos Shapir) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Randomised Instruction Set Computer Summary: Not so crazy Message-ID: <3969@taux01.UUCP> Date: 4 Jun 90 15:49:29 GMT References: <3131@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au> Organization: National Semiconductor (IC) Ltd, Israel, Home of the 32532 Lines: 8 X-Hdate: 11 Sivan 5750 The idea is not so crazy; actually, some copy-protection methods work that way. However, using this method to stop viruses seems to be too much of an overhead. -- Amos Shapir amos@taux01.nsc.com, amos@nsc.nsc.com National Semiconductor (Israel) P.O.B. 3007, Herzlia 46104, Israel Tel. +972 52 522408 TWX: 33691, fax: +972-52-558322 GEO: 34 48 E / 32 10 N