question about viruses

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Wed Feb 17 23:16:51 1999

On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:

> It depends upon when it was first published: I believe the date for ``The
> Shockwave Rider'' is 1975. Another book, ``The Adolensence of P1'' may have
> been eariler (I want to say 1972, but it may be as late as '74 or '75).
> ``P1'' was about a self-aware computer program that spread throughout IBM
> mainframes and while it didn't use the term ``worm'' it's propagation is
> that of a worm.

_Adolesence of P1_ was mid-70s. I just got another copy at a thrift
store. Is it any good?

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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