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Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: DOS all platforms
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- Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: DOS all platforms
- From: Michael Cecil <macecil@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:39:54 -0600
At 06:49 AM 1/25/2004, Patrick J Okui said:
>On Sat, 24 Jan 2004, Jonathan A. Zdziarski wrote:
>
>> I heard of a bet going between a student and IBM many many years ago to
>> write a virus to cause physical damage. Apparently the student was able
>> to use harmonic resonance and the hard disk drive to physically shake
>> the PC off the desk.
>
>would anyone have links to this article?
It's one of the anecdotes in the book version of the Jargon File called The
Hacker's Dictionary, IIRC.
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