The Wednesday 2005-04-27 at 13:32 +0200, Johannes Meixner wrote:
On Apr 27 00:54 Carlos E. R. wrote (shortened):
... hardware that can be damaged by software is bad hardware ...
But many users love to buy the ceapest hardware and unfortunately later some of them complain at us about the consequences. I really hope that most users with ceap hardware complain about the consequences at the hardware manufacturer, but I am not really 100% sure ;-)
That's true. The hardware gets cheaper, but the software should be more expensive - ah, no, this is open software, it's free ;-)
... wasn't there an early virus that could damage CGA monitors years ago?
No. You can still damage any monitor without built-in protection against wrong timings by using wrong timings.
Mmmm, I don't remember exactly, long years have passed; but I know that one of the earliest MsDos virus (80s vintage) was said to destroy the monitor. Could be a false rumour, though: I never tried it to check! -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson