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gp> It can't Warren. Anyone who tried an tell you that a viroid can
gp> destroy hardware is a moron. 
da> While anyone who says that it is not possable for software to
da> distroy hardware is a bigger moron... What if I were to kick my
da> video card into a scaning freq. that my monitor could not
da> handle. While leaving the monitor on for 10 minutes. According
da> to the X-windows manuals it will kill the monitor... So all a
da> virus has to do is wait until there is no computer activity for
da> a few hours (assume that opporator has left the computer
da> unittended). Kick the monitor into a scanning freq. that it can
da> not handle, hope that the monitor is on and thats it... 
At some point you will realize that modern hardware will not "destroy
itself" in this manner, and that companies that produce drivers often
include "disclaimers" to prevent lawsuits when users "think" the
software did something like you are claiming.
Trust me:  if it were possible, there would be plague of viruses that
did just that.  Or do you think the miscreaants who write and
distribute viruses are "nice guys" who wouldn't do such a nasty
thing?
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 4 Jan 2:09 
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