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If it was someone with an IBM PC XT, running MS-DOS and no hard disk, you'd lose every time. The ONLY hardware attack that worked that I'm aware of caused thei
by mikewarot 3y ago
If it was someone with an IBM PC XT, running MS-DOS and no hard disk, you'd lose every time.
The ONLY hardware attack that worked that I'm aware of caused their monochrome monitor to fail, due to a design flaw. There wasn't anywhere you could tuck in a virus.
We write protected our boot disks and important programs. We made copies and tested them.
We knew what each program sounded like when it was working normally, and could hear each and every disk seek.
We had capability based security, in a crude form... you don't.
- Invertigrate 3y agoSure, but at the same time you were very limited on the amount of features that you had compared to modern tech. You could compare it to my pet rock that's impossible to hack, but at the same time it doesn't provide me with anything other than emotional support.
- techdragon 3y agoIf you chain your pet rock up outside you can at least use it to tell the weather. ( for anyone who doesn’t get this look up the Weather Rock )
- Invertigrate 3y agoI wasn't aware of the weather forecasting features so I will have to withdraw my previous argument.
- atherton33 3y ago> We knew what each program sounded like when it was working normally, and could hear each and every disk seek. This is actually a vulnerability too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(codename) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(codename)