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From: davidg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (David Guntner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: viruses rumors
Message-ID: <7323@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 26 Feb 89 03:38:43 GMT
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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

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