From: Aryeh Goretsky (goretsky_at_adelphia.net)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 19:32:14 EDT
Hello,
There is a practical application for anti-virus software under OS/2,
even if the virus itself cannot run under the operating system:
Most boot sector and master boot record viruses are capable of infecting
a system running OS/2 regardless of the file system (FAT, HPFS, and so
forth). This is because these areas of the hard disk are loaded after
the BIOS finishes its POST in order to load the rest of the operating
system. Many DOS- and 16-bit Windows-based file-infecting viruses will
work under OS/2 as well inside a DOS or Windows 3.1 session.
Also, keep in mind that even if a virus is not running in OS/2 it is
certainly possible to pass one along to a computer capable of running
it via disk or online file transfer.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
At 12:15 PM 10/13/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>In-Reply-To: <08fb01c27175$efd0b520$717ba8c0_at_whitesands2>
>Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 09:31:00 -0700
>From: Mike Ryan <mike94109_at_yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: mike94109_at_yahoo.com
>To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
>Subject: Re: buying a thinkpad without microsoft
>Message-Id: <20021012163100.38168.qmail_at_web14905.mail.yahoo.com>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>
>It's true Keith, Bill did sell me a top of the line
>T30 with all the fixin's. 1 Gig of ram, 2 hard
>drives, etc. I couldn't be happier. The machine did
>come with WinXP but that was inconsequential. I
>called IBM and requested T30 Restore CDs and they sent
>them via Airborne Express. I then wiped out WinXP and
>installed the latest IBM release of OS/2 (aka: MCP2).
>
>OS/2 was installed within 20 minutes and I've never
>looked back. The T30 has now replaced my three
>desktop machines, all with OS/2 n them - one I
>even had custom built for OS/2 - and the T30 is
>my favorite choice of machines to use. Works
>great. I highly recommend it. SmartSuite for OS/2
>handles all MS formats, including WinXP and there
>are a ton of OS/2 native applications. You never
>have to worry about Viri or even investing in a
>Viri program as MS viri are not seen by OS/2.
>
>Despite those who want the world to know there
>are no alternative operating systems - IBM has
>continued to upgrade and maintain OS/2 tho'
>quietly and that's okay with me. I have a few
>co-workers who use MS operating systems and
>they are always having problems or having to
>reboot. Can't remember when I had to 'reboot'
>last. IBM just released an amazing Netscape
>branded IBM browser and a new refresh of OS/2
>(now at version 4.52) is expected after the first
>of the year.
>
>I've never purchased a Microsoft operating system
>and WinXP is the first OS that I have ever accepted
>on a machine I purchased - but I knew I was going
>to remove it anyway so what did I care? That's
>one way of telling MS to go fly a kite! ;-)
>
>Mike Ryan
>Posting from his OS/2 T30 ThinkPad!
>
>--- Bill Morrow <penzance_at_gate.net> wrote:
> > the T30 supports warp 4..
> > ask mike ryan who wanders in here from time to
> > time..
> > i sold him a T30 several months ago and he is (last
> > time he answered an
> > email) happily running OS/2..
> >
> > with this TCPA and palladium thing, i think more and
> > more will want to move
> > away from the MS monopoly..
> > in fact, if the democrats run anybody but GORE i
> > might vote democratic and
> > hope the justice department will go after MS again..
> > i don't think any repoblican justice department
> > will..
> >
> > <------------------------------->
> > Cordially, :-)
> > Bill Morrow
> > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
> > thinkpads.com Open Forum
>
>
>=====
>Mike
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