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From: RCH@cup.portal.com (Ric C Helton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: 8 bit atari virus?
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Date: 28 Mar 89 23:51:43 GMT
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davidf@cs.hw.ac.uk (David.J.Ferbrache):

>Can anyone shed any light on the reference in compute's computer viruses book
>to the existence of a link virus for 8 bit Atari computers. The book refers
>to a warning from Bill Pike (Portland Atari club president) about such a
>virus.
>
>I am in the process of compiling a list of known computer viruses for the
>virus-l mailing list and would be interested in details of any known Atari
>viruses....

While I missed that reference, I will mention that due to the "patch-work"
nature of Atari hardware, operating systems, memory and peripheral mods and
a whole host of other reasons, viruses for the Atari would have to be
pretty machine specific.  Most all Atari peripherals are "intelligent,"
meaning they contain their own controllers, chips and the like.

Just thought I would add this.....
 -Ric Helton RCH@cup.portal.com
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