vintage computers and lead poisoning?

From: Ethan Dicks <dickset_at_amanda.spole.gov>
Date: Fri Jun 4 08:25:15 2004

On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 06:31:35AM -0400, der Mouse wrote:
> > Sure, but C64s, VAXen and such never had any viruses written
> > specifically for them, IIRC.
>
> I think you don't recall correctly, or perhaps you never heard of the
> Morris worm. It's been a while since I read up on it, but I'm fairly
> sure one of its spreading mechanisms involved a VAX machine-language
> grappling hook.

It had two "hooks" - one for VAX, one for Sun

But a worm is not a virus.

-ethan

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