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From: gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Atari 8-bit viruses
Message-ID: <1873@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Date: 8 Sep 88 23:04:17 GMT
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Reply-To: gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan)
Organization: University of Delaware
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   I read that article. There was no specific reference mentioned, so I
assume that the writer meant that 8-bitters are not exempt from the 
possibility of a viral infection. In fact, I have had an idea about how one
might manage an 8-bit virus, but even then it would be limited and fairly
easily detected by an experienced user. It would be even easier to fix. The
effect of triggering a virus are only limited to space and the imagination.
I won't go into the details of my ideas so to avoid getting sued when a
clever user implements my ideas and wipes out someone else's data. 

				Gary Duzan
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