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[pjmlp]

Boot sector virus exist since CP/M days in almost all systems.

Also we should remember the first worm was targeted at UNIX systems.

[bediger4000 → pjmlp]

Sure, boot sector viruses existed since CP/M days - those systems were almost entirely floppy-disk based, and required a lot of reboots. Removable boot media + frequent reboots = fertile environment for boot sector viruses.

We should also remember that the 2nd worm was targeted at VMS systems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Christmas_%28computer_w...) and appeared only a month or so after the RTM worm. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, no?

[pjmlp → bediger4000]

Sure, I was just making the point that virus and friends never were a PC exclusive, as some tend to believe.