>> >>Once a Computer is infected, one of several things can happen. If the
>> >computer
>> >>contains a hard drive, that will most
>> >>likely be destroyed. If the program is not stopped, the computer's
>> >processor
>> >>will be placed in an nth-complexity infinite binary loop -which can
>> >severely
>> >>damage the processor if left running that way too long.
As long as you change the oil in the processor every 3,000,000,000 cycles
and don't rev it past 166MHz in first gear it should be OK. ;-)
-Lance
Lance M. Kennelty
Systems Analyst
Office Systems Services
Computing and Information Services
University of Pittsburgh
419F Bellfield Hall
Pittsburgh PA 15261
EMAIL: LMK2+@PITT.EDU
PHONE: (412) 624-2977
"A host is host from coast to coast. And no one wants to talk to a host
that's close. Unless, of course, the host that's close is busy, hung or dead!"
-sung to the tune from Mr. Ed
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