* Replying to a message originally to Harry Ahlgren on 29-11-96
PL> Hiya Harry,
PL>
PL> And thus Harry let it be known to Gordon:
PL>
PL>   GF>> As a Technican when apple2 where the big sellers....
PL> I've never
PL>   GF>> have seen a motherboard damaged by a torjen or virus....
PL> I've
PL>   GF>> know
PL>
PL>   HA>      But what about infinite loops with some machine
PL> instruction...?
PL>   HA> I'm not a technician, but just curious :)
PL>
PL> I'm far from expert in these things, but what I do know and
PL> understand, this infinite loop theory doesn't wash.
PL>
PL> A CPU can't loop any faster than the speed of the clock is set
PL> at.  Even if you put it into a tight loop, the CPU isn't going
PL> to over heat as the CPU clock is still running at the same
PL> rate.
PL>
PL> I don't see that you can cause any damage to hardware unless
PL> you can write a program that temporaly stores voltage in a
PL> variable to be released in one burst.
The motherboard is not the only peice of hardware on a computer..  How about 
the monitor.  According to the X-windows manual it is possable to distroy 
your monitor by setting up X-windows incorrectly...
Se Ya!
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