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From: andrea@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Andrea K. Frankel)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Trojan Horse a Myth?
Message-ID: <1093@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Date: 16 Dec 87 19:23:51 GMT
References: <459@gtx.com> <6540001@hpcupt1.HP.COM>
Reply-To: andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (Andrea K. Frankel)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, San Diego Division
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In article <6540001@hpcupt1.HP.COM> dclaar@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Doug Claar) writes:
>I believe that the "trojan horse" that the professor was discussing was
>the infamous "cookie monster" program. (The program woke up every so 
>often, demanding "COOKIE." 

I remember hearing about this one at Caltech in 1971 or 1972.  I believe
it was resident on one of the machines at the computer center, but can't
vouch for it personally - I was allergic to computers in those days,
and stayed far away from them ;@)


Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
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