paul@csnz.co.nz (Paul Gillingwater) (09/23/89)
Hello. There are rumours. Of a terrible new virus. For the IBM PC. This virus is a complex program. It reformats hard disks. It does strange things to FAT tables. The virus lurks in networks. Ordinary programs often fail because of it. Tens of thousands of hours of skilled time have gone into fixing problems caused by it. But that's not all. There's something more to tell.... The virus is so insidious, that people will sometimes _deliberately_ install it on their own systems, despite my warnings. And there's more. Some people actually *pay* to have it installed. You don't get this virus for free. You have to BUY it! But it gets worse than that. The virus is not restricted to DOS. Through some strange and terrible mutations, there are rumours that it might strike UNIX next. By passing through a gateway. And now the terrible secret can be revealed. Shudder down your spine, as I reveal the dreaded name of this software Frankenstein's monster... it's name is... (oh, it's too frightening to say in full, so I shall letter or half it.) *N*o*v*e*l*l***N*e*t*w*a*r*e. There. The secret is out. Now you know. Beware the terror, lurking, lurking. #define TRUE "FALSE" -- "quick... key a smiley or the net.bogons will str.. argh! it's too la. &^% NO CARRIER -- Paul Gillingwater, Computer Sciences of New Zealand Limited Domain: paul@csnz.co.nz Bang: uunet!vuwcomp!dsiramd!csnz!paul Call Magic Tower BBS V21/23/22/22bis 24 hrs NZ+64 4 767 326 SpringBoard BBS for Greenies! V22/22bis/HST NZ+64 4 767 742