Eric Dunbar wrote:
Mac OS 9 viruses were virtually (if not completely) unknown. Since
Apple's switch to Unix (Mac OS X has _NO_ code in common with Mac OS)
there have been NO viruses written for Mac OS X (AFAIK).
I use OS X at work. I don't see why a virus could not be written for OS
X (or the MS software often found on OS X).
This is where the puzzle comes in... I would not at all be surprised
if the current Mac OS X installed user base is larger than the
DOS/pre-Windows 3.1 user base in the late 80s and yet we still see no
viruses for Mac OS X!!!
:-)
Viruses in those days spread by floppy disk. Most peecees were set to
boot first from floppy. Got a floppy drive in your Mac? More
importantly, how often do you boot from removable media?
This is not conclusive proof that *nix is virus proof in its design,
but, it is worth investigating.
The lack of viruses for Mac System in the 80s could have also been
because there were fewer "script kiddies" or malicious hackers around
writing for 680x0 and Mac System. Using the tools available in the
How many personal computers (including macs) were on public networks in
the 80s?
late 80s, it was much harder to write for GUI (Mac System) than it was
for DOS. So, if you had the skills to put together a GUI app you'd
also be more likely to be earning an income (but, on average, you also
were more likely to have more skill than a CLUI programmer) and you
wouldn't have time for viruses anyway (perhaps as proof of concept
though).
Think "microsoft word macros."
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