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From: cc-05@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Joe Good)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: A Question on Write protection
Message-ID: <1068@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu>
Date: 27 Feb 88 22:11:39 GMT
Sender: news@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu
Reply-To: cc-05@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Joe Good)
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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Summary: Software or Hardware?


     I have a simple question for all you Apple users out there. It was 
recently suggested that a computer virus infecting an IBM system had somehow
managed to overwrite write-protected disks. I always thought that write 
protection was a hardware as well as a software protection, and therefore
could not be circumvented. My question is this: Can you write on a write
protected disk on an Apple, and if so, how? I tried reprogramming the
DOS that sensed the write protect, and the drive attempted to write on
the disk, but couldn't. I am expecting about 50 replies of "just punch out
the write protect!", but I would appreciate any real attempted responses,
even if they are negative. You can either mail me or post here, as I'll
stay subscribed for a little while to find out. Thanks.

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