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Re: Fwd: INTERNET VIRUS ALERT
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Carrico)
Fri Mar 31 16:17:54 1995
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 15:54:45 +0500
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From: Ellen Carrico <ecarrico@spl.lib.wa.us>
To: Multiple recipients of list <www-talk@www10.w3.org>
On Fri, 31 Mar 1995, Raymond Eisenstark wrote:
> Talk about hysteria! A few points:
>
> 2. Isn't this the same "virus" that was talked about late last year? This
> hot news is a little stale.
It seems to me that it was even more recent than that when this hoax last
made its way around the net.
>
> 4. What is "an nth-complexity infinite binary loop"? Sounds like something
> that my sainted grandmother might be impressed by, but are you going to
> fall for such mumbo-jumbo? And, just how does it "severly [sic] damage
> the processor."? Perhaps it melts into a pool of silicon when confronted
> by the awesome intelligence of this virus.
Thanks, it's been a _long_ week and this was a good laugh.
>
Ellen Carrico Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly
ecarrico@spl.lib.wa.us inconsistent with one's own opinion.
Ambrose Bierce
