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From: espie@egret.Stanford.EDU (Marc Espie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with screen going dead....
Message-ID: <1991Jan28.235705.8363@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 28 Jan 91 23:57:05 GMT
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Followup-To: quick-check for Byte-bandit
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Since this is an old but serious problem, there is a quick way to check
for a Byte-bandit virus without a virus-killer.

When the screen goes blank and everything locks up, hold down the
five bottom keys of the keyboard: left shift left amiga space bar
right amiga right shift, if I remember my keyboard well.

You should start at the left, and end up holding down all five
keys... if the machine unlocks bingo! You've got it.

Hope that helps. I spent five hours checking my power supply
for surges before thinking of a virus.

	Marc (espie@flamingo.stanford.edu)