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From: chow@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Might & Magic II (virus warning)
Message-ID: <10519@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 9 Jul 90 21:09:45 GMT
References: <10514@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Reply-To: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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In article <10514@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu I
wrote of a horror story with Might and Magic II, where the Program disk was
infected by the WDEF A virus, and the application wouldn't run (it had a
-199 error).

After speaking with New World Computing, I discovered that their disk
duplicators had made a mistake with a batch of disks.  This is apparently
the cause of the -199 error.

Furthermore, since my package lacked the yellow slip for upgrading to a
color version, we suspected that the perhaps someone had previously bought
my package, and returned it upon discovering that it didn't work on their
system.  Since New World Computing assures me that their master disks didn't
contain the WDEF A virus, it would appear that the virus must have been from
whoever had previously purchased my copy.

In the meantime, New World Computing will ship me a new copy of the master
disks as soon as they receive my master disk and warrenty card.  And yes,
the registration card for M&M II is only suppose to say 'Might & Magic'.

Christopher Chow
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