Dan wrote: > At 2:06 PM -0700 4/14/2009, Matthew S. Carpenter wrote: > >> I know viruses are not such a big thing on the Mac but I personally have >> in the past gotten them... >> > > I doubt anyone is planning to write a virus for the classic Mac OS. > And the ones that did exist are only available in virus databases, > afaik, these days. > > So why bother? > > - Dan. >
He mentioned he has stacks of old floppies from mixed sources, which could potentially have old viruses lurking on them. It's unlikely, but if there's anything he's worried about losing or taking damage, it's a legitimate concern. It is pretty unlikely though. Scott --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
