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From: haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Boot-block contest ( )
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Date: 29 Jan 88 10:37:10 GMT
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amiguy@pnet01.cts.com (Sean Wolfe) writes:
>rouaix@inria.UUCP (Francois Rouaix) writes:
>>
>>By now, thanks to SCA ;-), you all know that we have some free space in
>>the boot-blocks of DOS-bootable disks to write a small piece of code.
>>How about launching a boot-block contest ?
>>I propose some criterions : usefulness, grpahics, sound, fun ...
>>Of course, boot process should continue properly after your code has
>>terminated, and assembly source of the code should be provided.
>>
>You can't be serious, can you? Are you suggesting that everyone write a
> 'virus' ??

          On the contrary.  If the bootblock is occupied then there would be
no room for a virus.  Code in the bootblock is not a virus unless it
propogates itself.  As long as the code does not propogate itself and has
no harmful side-effects (how will we confirm this???) and includes the source
then what is the problem?


                                                                Wade.


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