Be careful computing; it's almost virus season
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The Michelangelo virus and the Jerusalem B virus, each potentially very damaging to computer systems, are due to arrive on Mar 6 (the Renaissance artist's 517th birthday) and Mar 13, 1992, respectively. The Michelangelo virus could affect as many as 2 million computers, but most analysts believe the percentage will be much smaller, probably several thousand computers. The virus wipes out all data on hard disks and writes over the disk so data cannot be recovered. It then remains dormant in the system until another saboteur uses it at a later date. Michelangelo has not been spread over networks but resides on floppy disks, infecting first the A drive and then the rest of the system. The Jerusalem virus, which strikes every Friday the 13th, affects specific programs that are run that day, not the entire system. Anti-virus software such as Norton Anti-Virus and Central Point Anti-Virus are the best solutions for eradicating viruses, more so than trying to trick the system by changing the date or circumventing the A drive.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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On the road with a little modem called Worldport 9600: it's lightweight, fast, adaptable, dependable - in fact, not a bad partner at all
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The Worldport 9600 data modem, $699 from US Robotics Inc of Skokie, IL weighs only 7.5 ounces and is notable for its combination of compactness and speed. The V.32 modem runs at 9,600 bits per second and has an automatic fallback feature, so that it slows to work with modems that cannot keep up. Pocket modems such as the Worldport 9600, do not please everyone: they take up extra space and must be plugged into a computer's serial port each time they are used. On the positive side, they do not shorten the life of the laptop's battery by drawing power from it. The Worldport 9600, which uses a 9-volt alkaline battery, can be particularly useful when traveling overseas; it is compatible with both Bell (American) and CCITT (international) communications standards.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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