'Morris Worm' Turns 25: Watch How TV Covered It Then

netbuzz writes "On Nov. 2, 1988, mainstream America learned for the first time that computers get viruses, too, as the now notorious "Morris worm" made front-page headlines after first making life miserable for IT professionals. A PBS television news report about the worm offers a telling look at how computer viruses were perceived (or not) at the time. 'Life in the modern world has a new anxiety today,' says the news anchor. 'Just as we've become totally dependent on our computers they're being stalked by saboteurs, saboteurs who create computer viruses.'"

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Re:60 years ago

[JustOK]

The important thing was that we had an onion tied to our belt, which was the style at the time.

ET?

[Neo-Rio-101]

The most important thing from that video is that explained computer viruses while Atari 2600 ET was on the screen. Some Atari 2600 users still believe that ET was the first console cartridge virus.