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- !ClockBack and !ClockNorm (c) 1992 Linton Dawe.
-
- The Story So Far...
-
- After years of letting P.D. authors get on with
- the task of killing viruses, Acorn finally
- released their own virus killer in January 1992.
- At first everyone thought how kind and generous
- Acorn were to bring out such a versitile virus
- killer an distribute it to the public for no
- charge, but by the summer messages started
- appearing telling users that 'This version is too
- old. Please update it. Contact Pineapple
- Software, UK, 081 599 1476'. Whether or not there
- were any new viruses about, Acorn/Pineapple wanted
- to make sure they got their hands on the public's
- money as soon as possible. To this end, they had
- placed an instruction at the begining of their
- (ABC compiled) !RunImage file which checked the
- computer's internal clock, and refused to continue
- unless it considered itself up to date. Getting
- an 'up to date' version, of course, would cost you
- plenty of money.
-
- What the applications do:
-
- !ClockBack and !ClockNorm override the automatic
- date checking by simply changing the date on the
- internal clock. !ClockBack takes it back 10
- years, and !ClockNorm brings it forwards again.
- Unlike some viruses, !Killer does not use an
- internal counter of it's own, so is extreemly easy
- to fool. Maybe what the applications do is not
- entirely honest, but nobody can take you to court
- for changing your internal clock!
-
- These applications are Public Domain. They may be
- freely copied provided that they are not sold for
- profit and are not modified in any way. No single
- file or part of file should be copied without the
- rest of the application from which it came.
-
- If you would like to contact me for any reason,
- my address is:
-
- Linton Dawe,
- 2 Crockers Wood Cottages,
- Coldharbour,
- Dorking,
- Surrey,
- RH5 6HE.
-
- Advertisment:
-
- If you would like to buy my excellent art and
- turtle grahpics software compilation (!HighArt,
- !QuickArt and !Turtle+) for only £10, then send
- your money to the above address and ask for 'The
- Liquid Data Art Pack'.