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From: Rev. Ben A. Mesander
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 1990 13:57

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Path: servalan!uokmax!apple!landon
From: lan...@Apple.COM (Landon Dyer)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: Delete All Your Files
Message-ID: <44...@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 1 Sep 90 13:55:04 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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> Okay, folks:  Have you ever had a bug in an innocent little program
> that really did delete all your files?  Reformat the hard disk?  Send
> rude mail to your mother?  (Well, probably not that.)

If memory serves me right, the old Commodore PET machines could be
physically damaged (ie smoke) by poking the wrong value into the wrong
memory location. Good design...

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