Computer virus

It was in high school when I first encountered the marvelous machine called "computer." One of our subjects then was Computer. :)

It was back in 1991 so we were using the Apple II computer with integrated keyboard and 5.2" floppy disk drive. It was diskette referred to as floppy because, as the name suggests, it flops.

We were taught about what a computer is and how it theoretically works. So the first thing I did when I was able to boot up my computer was type in: what is your name? And the response was "syntax error."

When we were made to buy our very own floppy disk, we were told to keep it safely in its sheath to protect it from "harmful elements." The genius that we are, well I guess I was the only one who taught about it, I assumed that it was about the computer virus floating in the air.

So I went home with my floppy disk safely tucked inside my backpack to keep it safe from catching a computer virus that may be lurking around in the air as I take a trip from school to home.

For the next few months, I kept my diskette safe from any contagious computer virus by making sure that it does not get exposed too much. And then I learned that a computer virus is a program, not a biological virus that we get from the polluted air. And then I tried to make one and brought grief upon my peers.