The Morris worm was a sign of things to come · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave recounts the 1988 Morris worm as an early program that replicated across Internet servers and shut systems down after an error made it loop. Whatever its author’s original intention, he calls it the first Internet worm and a warning of what later overwhelmed computer users.
This excerpt runs from 2:24.546 to 4:22.910 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2006-09-09. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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