On 16 Apr 97 07:20am, Kurt Wismer wrote to Will Eckard:
 -=>> Mocking Will Eckard to Mark Gaulton <=-
 KW>    
 WE>> Yes there is a virus that does that. It damages every 3.5 disk stuck
 WE>> in the infected computer. The read/write pins dig into the disk.....
 KW> read/write PINS? dot matrix printers have pins (which can dig into the
 KW> surface of the media they write on) but disk drives don't... they have
 KW> tiny little electromagnetic plates...
 KW> or was that supposed to be an (ill timed, given the recent outbreak of
 KW> hw destroying virus claims) attempt at humour...
Kurt is correct again. There are no pins in any type of computer disk. (hard,
fixed, floppy, whatever. [redundant, yes, but to get my point accross])
There is no proof of a reliable hardware destroying program.
(The moniter stuff is not reliable at all, it only works on certain moniters
and so cannot be called a true hardware destroying program. It would be like
saying you can find the 'i' and 'd' keys without looking, but need to look
for all the other keys, and then say you can type. Also, the hard disk
pattern causing it to break is not reliable, as it will be noticed by all but
the most stupid user, and I don't think it is possible anyway!)
BRANDON PILKINGTON
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