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From: trantow@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Jerry J Trantow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: viruses rumors
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Date: 27 Feb 89 17:52:33 GMT
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In article <7323@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> davidg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (David Guntner) writes:
>From article <976@geocub.UUCP>, by olva@geocub.UUCP (Olivier Vayssettes ):
>> Some other said that a new virus could write on disks, even if 
>> write-protected.
>
>To the best of my knowledge, unless there's a defect in the hardware, it is
>physically impossible for a program of any kind, even a virus, to write
>to the disk.  So, I don't think you have to worry too much.
>                     --Dave
>
>        David Guntner 
If you go back to the original posting, I believe the concern was that even
if the disk is permanently write protected (by removing the tab, or glued in
place with super glue)  Some deranged soul can still write to the disk by
inserting a flat object (credit card) in the disk slot which will override
the disk write protection by covering the little slot.  Why anyone would WANT
to do this is definately outside the realm of this group.

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