richards@cse.uta.edu (David Richardson) (06/09/91)
Disclaimer: Reproduced WITHOUT permission. These quotations are intended to inform the network reader of the public-media usage of the term "virus" as it relates to computer virii. Persons who wish to read the entire article are encouraged to do so. From _WEEKLY WORLK NEWS_ 6/18/91 (on newsstands 6/3/91) page 29: "MAN CATCHES COMPUTER VIRUS!" by Michael Todd, special correspondent. John Stevens has a lot in common with his home computer: Both think logically, both like numbers and both are sick with a virus - the same virus! Stevens, a computer programmer who works out of his home in a Philadelphia suburb, is convinced his lingering and debilitating illness is something he got from his sick computer. And the victims's doctor agrees. [rest of article not posted] By the way, the WEEKLY WORLD NEWS can be found in major supermarkets near the National Enquierer, the SUN, and similar tabloid newspapers. We now return you to your regularly scheduled newsgroup. - -- David Richardson U. Texas at Arlington +1 817 856 6637 PO Box 192053 Usually hailing from: b645zax@utarlg.uta.edu Arlington, TX 76019 b645zax@utarlg.bitnet, SPAN: UTSPAN::UTADNX::UTARLG::B645ZAX -2053 USA The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.