PGOETZ@LOYVAX.BITNET (03/30/88)
Dan Vachon: Yes, the law (though I don't know its name or number - maybe the latest copyright act) says that if you sell a program, you must destroy all copies which remain in your possession. Many people don't, but it is illegal. Viruses: I remember around 1981 I discovered a virus on a disk of mine. I have no idea where it came from. All it did was append itself to DOS. As far as I know it wasn't harmful except it took memory. So Apple viruses are nothing new. (I would try to find it & explain it, but my monitor just melted.) Aforementioned monitor: I was happily hacking away (note to any business-types out there - HACKING implies programming. PHREAKING is abusing phone lines. CRACKING means trying to break into a system or program. PIRATING is illegal copying. TRASHING implies destructive activities (or searching garbage for useful information). All 5 are SEPARATE. Just a sore point with me.) when my monitor emitted a loud whining sound for about a minute, during which the air seemed filled with static electricity. Then there was an audible "poof", the screen went blank, and a smell of burnt rubber or something came out of the monitor. Now when I flip the on switch, nothing happens - no whine (which it normally makes), nothing. Any ideas what has broken? (ie a capacitor vs. the tube itself vs. the transformer) The monitor runs on 15,000 volts. Phil Goetz PGOETZ@LOYVAX.bitnet
herczyns@spot.Colorado.EDU (HERCZYNSKI ANDRZEJ) (03/31/88)
In article <8803291555.aa21618@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> PGOETZ@LOYVAX.BITNET writes: > [My monitor ate itself, any idea why?] > > >Phil Goetz >PGOETZ@LOYVAX.bitnet What brand of monitor are you using? I have SAMMS Notes for most of the more common brands. On a different note-- I am in need of a terminal program which is capable of VT-100 emulation. I am using an Aplle ][+ with a Franklin 80 col card, and an Apple Personal Modem (3/12) via the Novation Apple Cat 202 card's external port. So far, the only program that I have found that will support the Apple Cat's external port is Ascii Express. Unfortunately, AE is woefully unable to emulate any terminal capable of direct cursor addressing. Any suggestions? E-mail, or follow-up here. I read my mail (if it gets to me) daily, and try to read this newsgroup as frequently. Thanx so much. herczyns@spot.Colorado.EDU.UUCP (I think. Try it and tell me if it works)