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From: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Accessing the Chips directly
Message-ID: <15717@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 8 Nov 90 16:45:04 GMT
References: <1220@iceman.jcu.oz> <15683@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1990Nov08.025521.20590@ecst.csuchico.edu>
Reply-To: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1990Nov08.025521.20590@ecst.csuchico.edu> mrush@ecst.csuchico.edu (Matt "C P." Rush) writes:
>	Does this mean we can have a REAL "Clock Virus" now?  Oh boy, viri
>that survive Power-Down...
>	PLEASE tell us there is SOME protection against "incorrect" usage of
>this battery backed RAM (other than the obvious 'the CPU must be TOLD to 
>execute this RAM')...

PLEASE DON'T jump to rash conclusions.  It took forever to squelch the
preposterous rumor that there could be a clock virus on the 2000.

It wouldn't surprise me if the last rumor started with a Usenet posting
just like yours.

Let it be said here then:  there are only 64 bits of battery-backed
memory.  That's not enough for a virus, even if the CPU ever executed
that memory, which it doesn't.

Oh, and lots of viruses survive powerdown.  They live on your
floppy and hard disks.  So be vigilant, and thank folks like
Steve Tibbett.

>	-- Matt

     Peter
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