The 'Brain' Computer Virus: From Floppy Disks to Fear

from Everything 80s · host Jamie Logie / Curiouscast

Entering the second half of the 80s, the PC was gaining prominence in our homes. But so too was an unwelcome guest... As homes and schools were being filled with IBMs and Commodore 64s, two brothers had created software that would take the world by storm--but in all the wrong ways. This is the story of the 'Brain' computer virus; a rude awakening to how vulnerable our technology really was. The Everthing 80s Movie Review Podcast: Patreon.com/80s

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