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In message <[email protected]z.c om>, [email protected] writes: > >> PS: Worm? Virus? Who wrote this up concisely first? > >Shockwave Rider by John Brunner No -- "When Harlie was One", by David Gerrold. It was published in 1972; "Shockwave Rider" was from 1975. (Source: catalog.loc.gov) Gerrold, btw, called it a virus that spread via autodialers (well, this was 1972). He also described a "vaccine" program. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book) |