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Examples and Illustrations:

On this page we have provided a series of examples and case studies about the effects that bugs and breakdowns have on the average computer user. Many of the articles are in volumes with other things.

  1. Old Viruses
    a true story about a computer which submitted multiple copies of a certain program due to a bug in the system.

  2. Notifying Users of Security Problems
    a comparison/contrast between security bugs and ordinary bugs, told from the point of view of a person effected by security bugs.

  3. Risks-6.53" Intolerant Fault-Tolerance

    an article about tape backups and fault tolerant computer systems.

  4. Known Bugs in the Alpha Release

    contains an extensive list of known bugs in the alpha release of Netscape Navigator, including HotJava

  5. U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library

    a comprehensive listing of Internet related laws

  6. IITF Cat - Government Services

    a listing of descriptions of government service delivery and information dissemination on the internet

  7. Current Government

    a compilation of theories and pending legislation concerning cyberspace

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Page Published March 31, 1996
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