Re: Just wondering about viruses

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From: David. E. Goble
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00

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redgate@tulsa.oklahoma.net (Kirk A. Kerekes) wrote:
>
>In article <cgw-0105991140540001@10.0.2.15>, cgw@world.std.com (Carl
>Witthoft) wrote:
>
>.. While mixing bytes into the filestructure called 
>.. <redgate-3004990957420001@192.168.1.2>, the light of reason befell
>.. redgate@tulsa.oklahoma.net (Kirk A. Kerekes) who thus proposed:
>.. 
>.. ->In article <cgw-2904991819270001@10.0.2.15>, cgw@world.std.com (Carl
>.. ->Witthoft) wrote:
>.. ->
>.. ->.. Hey all,
>.. ->.. Given the big hullabaloo about Chernobyl wiping out Wintel
>machines'  BIOS
>
Hi All;

I do not understand, how can a software program in RAM destory
hardware and data in ROM/PROM???
--Regards :                David. E. Goble
                           goble@kin.on.net
           http://www-mugc.cc.monash.edu.au/~degob1/goble
      Po Box 648 Kingscote Kangaroo Island South Australia 5223

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From: goble@kin.on.net (David. E. Goble)
Subject: Re: Just wondering about viruses
Date: 1999/05/05
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