'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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I'mmadashellandImnotgonnatakeitanymore!!!

[flyneye]

"they're being stalked by saboteurs, saboteurs who create computer viruses."

          We have an NSA with nothing better to do than fuck with the people of the world, who, mostly aren't doing anything wrong. Tell me why ANY of our spying agencies couldn't FIND the coders, worldwide, and eliminate the possibility of their ever writing malicious code again, with extreme prejudice. I pay good tax money to be protected within my borders, not fucked with by the help.
Let's send that fucking monkey in the White House a message. Everyone, stand up, go to your window @ noon and scream at the top of your lungs " Put our money back to work for us you fucking bastard, or YOU'RE FIRED!!!!!!"