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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: THIS VIRUS IS A CRISIS!
Message-ID: <9659@udenva.cair.du.edu>
Date: 4 Jan 88 01:06:05 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Denver, CO, USA
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At this time I would like to make a remark about the current
dangerous virus situation.



CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS


YES, I am absolutely serious. I do not wish to sound unneccesarily
alarmist but the current situation calls for immediate action on the
part of the entire Amiga community and from COMMODORE.

Commodore should recognize this situation as EXTREMELY SERIOUS and
as a situation that could HURT AMIGA SALES, SCARE OFF DEVELOPERS, and
SCARE OFF BUSINESS CUSTOMERS. The previous Amiga virus was mentioned
the influential British business magazine The Economist. Imagine what
will happen in the press when word leaks about a CONFIRMED DANGEROUS
AMIGA VIRUS that has:

      DESTROYED BUSINESS RECORDS
      COMPLETELY ERASED A YEAR OF A DEVELOPER'S WORK
      INFILTRATED SHRINK WRAPPED COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
      INFILTRATED EVERY CORNER OF THE AMIGA COMMUNITY

The Amiga is a sophisticated computer. Kludges like the Apple are less
subject to viruses because they have to be rebooted every time a new
program is used. Even IBMs are less subject to this type of software
virus because they are single tasks, so data disks are isolated. Since
the Amiga is a multi-tasking computer during the course of one session
half a dozen disks containing the the programs and data for as many
programs can be destroyed!

I am calling for ACTION. This means a concerted effort by the Amiga
community to locate and eradicate ALL viruses and find their sources.
This calls for MONEY from Commodore and other 3rd party developers
to organize this effort and to PUNISH to the MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE LAW
anyone making these viruses. Additionally Commodore should mount a PR
effort to assure potential customers and dealers that the AMIGA is SAFE.

--
I am not speaking as an expert on the Amiga, viruses, or programming or
marketing. I am speaking as a concerned Amiga user who is using a reasonable
line of argument and has come to the conclusion that the Amiga Virus of
any type is seriously damaging to the Amiga.
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||   Paul Brody        //	The above is in no way meant to imply the    ||
||   pbrody@udenva  \\//	opinions of the University of Denver 	     ||
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