[comp.virus] Nimbus machines and viruses ?

A.C.G.Saunders@newcastle.ac.uk (Aidan Saunders) (01/29/91)

Hi there!

A friend of mine is responsible for a network of RM Nimbus machines.
So far they have not had any problems with viruses (at least, not that
they know about!) These machines behave largely as PCs (so I'm told)
but for some applications need to use an IBM-emulator.  So, a couple
of questions:

  1)  Are Nimbus machines susceptible to 'normal' PC viruses?
  2)  Are there any viruses specific to Nimbuses?

If anyone has any experience of viruses and Nimbuses (or should that
be virii and Nimbii :-) ), I would be most interested to hear from
you.

Thanks,

Aidan

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