Word: columbus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...widely publicized virus, called the "Friday the 13th" or "Columbus Day" virus, is a program written by an unknown "hacker" designed to become active on October 13. But it took time for the virus to reach the computers at the Kennedy School, said Yvonne Amundson, the PC lab coordinator...
...Knights of the Temple, a medieval order of warrior-monks formed in the 12th century and suppressed by the Pope in the 14th, who have vanished into a spiraling legend. Francis Bacon was a secret Templar, according to some spuriously authoritative sources; so, according to others, were Columbus, Mozart and Hitler...
...roommates who owned IBM computers were breathing a little easier last week after having uneasily anticipated the "Columbus Day Computer Virus" earlier this month. Hackers trembled at the prospect of a terminal illness which would wreak destruction upon term papers, lab data and anything else within the grasp of its electronic claws. A Macintosh user down the hall, immune to such plagues, offered some timely advice to stem the virus's spread...
After a tough Columbus Day weekend at the Berkeley Tournament in California, the Crimson found the going easier against the Engineers. Led by sophomore Peter "The King" Richards' hat trick and a strong supporting cast, the Crimson players acted like seasoned veterans...
Obviously, the battles in California injected new vigor into the Crimson line-up. The Columbus Day weekend featured games against some of the best teams in the nation, including top-rated Berkeley. And the first half displayed some of the things Harvard learned: the fast-break scoring, the success Harvard had in stealing balls, the quick comeback...