OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?

I'm not awar of how this works on a MAC, but under Windows, the OS checks to see what volumes are available to it on about a 1 Hz schedule. If a virus is looking for a drive to infect, it finds it as soon as the OS says it's there, and its dirty work begins. Unless you're using a utility that masquerades a tape drive as a disk, e.g. TapeDisk or Direct-Tape-Access, both of which assign a drive letter to the tape drive and allow you to put a Windows file system on the tape, an application that deals directly with the tape has to be in place in order to access it. Though an infected program can be stored on the tape, since the OS can't do file I/O to/from the tape without help from a tape handler application (not just the driver) the tape can't easily become a vehicle for transfer of a virus unless you transfer an infected file to your newly cleaned hard disk and subsequently execute it. I'm told that there are completely different mechanisms in place on a MAC, and that could make a huge difference. If you want to sit with Sellam, it's not a problem for me. I'm sure he'll enjoy the company. Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Foust" <jfoust(a)threedee.com> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 6:09 AM Subject: Re: OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?