Michelle Klein-Hass wrote: > Back in the day, (1987 to be exact) WordStar 3.3 ran off of a single 5.25" > floppy. Those were 360KB in capacity. Wordstar would also cheerfuily allow > you to delete every blessed file off of that 360KB floppy, including the > executable and the overlay files. I destroyed the first warez copy of > WordStar I ever had that way.
One release of Word Perfect for DOS let you name a file the same name as a directory, effectively deleting that directory permanently and unrecoverably. I have a sign over my desk at home: "Computers let you make more mistakes faster than anything but handguns and tequila." -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
