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  1. Fake DOS Virus StartUp Screen
  2. Jerry Vera  (jvera@interconnect.net)
  3. http://www2.interconnect.net/jvera/Jer/JerryVera.html
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  5. This is a startup screen that I created when hearing about some PC virus that erases your hard drive.  While watching this newscast, I sat back I knew I had no need to worry about such petty viruses. My computer's immune!  I have a Mac!
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  9. This startup screen reads the following text as if it were on a DOS based computer:
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  11.     Welcome to MS-DOS 6.22
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  13.         Starting bios check..
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  15.         ...
  16.         Reading Memory..
  17.         Reading extended memory...
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  19.         Checking external devices...
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  21.         Reading Mouse....................
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  23.         ******************************************************
  24.         **        THIS COMPUTER IS INFECTED WITH THE _DEATH_SCKULL_ VIRUS!           **
  25.         **                                                                                                                     **
  26.         **                                                                                                                     **
  27.         **            Erasing your hard disk....                                                                                                                                 **
  28.         **            HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!                                                                **
  29.         ******************************************************                                                                                                                             
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  31.         Wait.... this computer is IMMUNE! It must be some new high tech breed!
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  33.         It must be a Mac!!!!!!!
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  35.                                                                                                                                 ***    
  36. For those of you who don't know how to instsall startup screens, just drag the file labeled startup screen into your System Folder and the next time your boot your computer, the graphic will appear.  I hope you like it!
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  39. This file may be copied, modified, and redistributed as many times as you wish.  Have fun with it!