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to: PAT SULLIVAN
from: DAVID AMES
date: 1997-01-26 16:16:00
subject: VIRUS DESTROY HARDWA

PS> DA>Now if I can damage my monitor by using it improperly, whats
PS> to say that a
PS> DA>virus writer can not write a virus which will simulate these
PS> conditions an
PS> DA>therefor distroy the monitor.
PS>
PS> Hmmm.....don't think there's been a virus written yet that
PS> could drop
PS> your monitor on the floor, or move it into direct sunlight,
PS> etc. :)
PS>
PS> Seriously though, the point isn't whether it can be done, but
PS> rather if
PS> it *were* done, would anyone notice. Consider this:
No, the point was, "Can software dammage hardware" - The answer is yes, it 
can.  It is not easy for it to do so, it is not common either, but it is 
possable.  End of story.
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