From:	"Mark L. Neidengard" <mneideng@****.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Heh! Another round of funnies...
Date:	Thu, 26 Mar 1998 22:42:26 -0800

According to Michael R. Goldberg:
>2a) If you can run a virus without using even a _bit_ of memory [yes,
>even 1 bit], please tell me how. AFAIK, it just isn't possible in the
>way computer's work today. I don't really see that changing in 60
>years, although I am well aware that the technology continue to improve
>on a very fast growth curve.

A virus must occupy space in the computer's program stream and/or on disk or
on the network. A program that occupies no space (and hence contains no
information) cannot be a program. =)
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