--- In , "Matt" wrote:
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> The other nasty bit is that Virus as written could burn it's 'code'
into the hardware of the computer systems that it infected so there was
no real way to get rid of it once infected. This was a byproduct of the
original silicone lifeform from which they bred Virus. About the only
way to get rid of Virus would be to write over the code with another
Viral type.
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> A LOT of people in the Traveller community could not swallow the idea
of Virus. There were epic, epic flame wars on the net over Virus. Most
of the TNE types won't go near the regular traveller boards to avoid
flaming nastiness.
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> If you can read the CT adventure 'Signal GK' it goes through the
discovery of the original silicone lifeforms that were the basis of
Virus.
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> Matt
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At the risk of sounding like a dick....
Silicon is what computer chips are made from.
Silicone is what they use to make caulk and breast implants.
Sorry, as a former chemical engineer, it's a pet peeve of mine. =)
And I second what Matt wrote about the Traveller community's reaction to
Virus. I was very happy, back in the day, when I found the old TNE-RCES
ml over at Silent-Tower. But when I left the TML, they were complaining
about the poor quality of T4.
\_/
DED