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Article #1957Re: When did computer viruses really start?
From: Leonard Erickson
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1989 00:56
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1989 00:56
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There is a reference to a program called VIRUS in David Gerrold's book "When Harlie was One". This is in the original edition which came out around '73 or '74. And I have a vague recollection of seeing references such things before then! I'd call this a valid refernce as it was being mentioned as a bit of "computer folklore" in the story. -- Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard CIS: [70465,203] "I used to be a hacker. Now I'm a 'microcomputer specialist'. You know... I'd rather be a hacker."
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!percival!bucket!leonard From: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: When did computer viruses really start? Message-ID: <1241@bucket.UUCP> Date: 28 Jan 89 00:56:55 GMT References: <2479@kalliope.rice.edu> Reply-To: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) Organization: Rick's Home Grown Unix; Portland, OR Lines: 13