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From: XRJDM@SCFVM.BITNET (Joe McMahon)
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Subject: Dave Barry's definition of a computer virus
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Date: 12 Jun 91 15:47:33 GMT
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Dave Barry's column in the Sunday Washington Post, "Our Friend the
Computer", has the following defintion of a computer virus:

     "...You have probably read about computer viruses, which
      computers get when they're left uncovered in drafty rooms.
      This is bad, because if you're working on an infected
      computer, it will periodically emit electronic sneezes
      (unfortunately not detectable with the naked eye) and
      you'll be showered with billions of tiny invisible pieces
      of electronic phlegm, called "bytes", which penetrate into
      your brain and gradually make you stupid..."

 --- Joe M.