VIRUS-L Digest Thursday, 5 Jan 1989 Volume 2 : Issue 4 Today's Topics: Re: Booting process (PC) Disks Drive protection -gimme a break --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 04 Jan 89 21:36:04 EST From: "Homer W. Smith" Subject: Re: Booting process (PC) I recently tried to boot an executable but non bootable disk I received from Germany. I recieved the usual 'non system disk, hit any key to continue' message IN GERMAN. Clearly the disk was read first and my pc which was booted from its usual English hard disk knew something was up in the german disk. Thus floppies are read before they are rejected as non bootable. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jan 89 23:16 CDT From: Subject: Disks Drive protection -gimme a break I think we are all (well, almost all) tired of the disk drive discussion, informative as it was. I would like to suggest the formation of another list, say, HARware SECurity List, where things of this nature could be posted. Readers: What do you think? Send SHORT responses here, long ones and flames to me direct. If it is warrented, I will summarize. - -David Richardson B645zax@utarlg (bitnet) b645zax@utarlg.arl.utexas.edu (internet) ...!{ames, texbell!cs.utexas.edu}!utarlg.arl.utexas.edu!b645zax (uucp) ------------------------------ End of VIRUS-L Digest ********************* Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253