20 Mar
1999
20 Mar
'99
7:50 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
But isn't this one heck of a clue? Damage to
serial ports can't affect
configuring the CMOS RAM AFAIK. But damage to the bios ROM itself could.
Fankly, I don't buy any of it... My guess is he had some kinda hardware
failure and the other kid from his school is trying to take credit for
it.
My advice: Get over it!
BTW: If I knew how to hack a system and cause this kinda damage over an
Internet connection, I'd be working for a secret government agency
making milions. Certainly not wasting it on petty high school pranks.
Steve Robertson <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>