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In article <1991May31.015315.18704@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>, rda654z@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Evan McLean) writes:
>Just recently I found a cute little program called "nasty.com" which I
>downloaded from a local BBS.  What this program did was change all the
>characters in the text mode screen so they looked like they had been scrawled
>with a crayon or similar.  The program came with no documentation and gives no
>output of it's own, it just changes the screen.
> 
>In doing a strings on the program I came up with two strings inside the
>executable.  They were, "PC Magazine" and "Michael J. Mefford".  I've searched
>the simtel archives for both a file names nasty*.* and in the PCMAG directory,
>but with no luck.  I've also tried archie but still couldn't find it.
> 
>The Question:- Does anyone know how who wrote this program (Mr. Mefford I
>assume) or alternatively, does anyone know how to do what this program does??
> 
 
It may be too late, but... it seems to me a bit foolish to:
 
   a) download a program called NASTY.COM,
   b) note the lack of documentation, and
   c) run the darned thing.
 
This isn't necessarily a flame, but have you considered
 a "scorched earth policy" just in case?
 
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