Re: [NTLK] MP2100 Virus Software

From: brian.tiplady_at_astrazeneca.com
Date: Wed May 29 2002 - 11:24:00 EDT


I volunteer to write the technical documentation that will demonstrate that
the software eradicates all known Newton viruses. (Philosophical point - it
will actually do this, so is it fake??)

-- B

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Cherry [mailto:jceaser_at_mac.com]
Sent: Wed 29 May 2002 16:07
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] MP2100 Virus Software

If you need, I (or someone else) could write a fake application that says it
is a virus scanner. All it will have to do is have a progress bar that
moves across the window and announces that you have no viruses.

on 05/29/2002 9:50 AM, victor_at_newtontalk.net at victor_at_newtontalk.net wrote:

>
> There are no known viruses for any Newton device, therefore there has
never
> been any virus software written. You can quote me on that as a "Newton
> Expert" if you want to...
>
> -- Victor
>
> If you really want virus software, I'm sure someone could whip up a quick
hack
> that would slow down the machine by 1/2 for no reason :)
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Anderson, Brett P. bpa_at_rti.org
> Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 09:19:31 -0400
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: [NTLK] MP2100 Virus Software
>
>
> The research company I work for has a large stock of upgraded MP2000 and
> MP2100 that we use for collecting research data. They are now going to
> require us to have virus protection on all of our equipment (including the
> MPs). I have looked through the FAQs (hopefully completely) and didn't
seem
> to find anything about virus protection software. Can someone please
point
> me in the direction of some good options for this software?
>
> Brett
>

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