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Article #1977Re: When did computer viruses really start?
From: Mark Zenier
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1989 23:11
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1989 23:11
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In article <440@ispi.UUCP>, jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) writes:
> In article <14039@cup.portal.com> R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com writes:
> >Well I remember reading a science fiction story when I was in High School
> >(before 1975) that used the term "Virus" to talk about this kind of program.
>
> The book is called:
> The Adolesence of P-1
With that date, a more likely candidate is John Brunner's "Shockwave Rider".
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!uw-june!uw-entropy!dataio!pilchuck!ssc!markz From: markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: When did computer viruses really start? Message-ID: <1683@ssc.UUCP> Date: 6 Feb 89 23:11:30 GMT References: <2479@kalliope.rice.edu> <Jan.25.13.21.37.1989.283@ron.rutgers.edu> <440@ispi.UUCP> Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA Lines: 13