[Coco] coco_archive.zip

Sun Jan 4 15:58:28 EST 2015

Glad to hear that you have not been attacked. As an Admin account is actually a normal user with NO ADMINISTRATOR privileges you are gaining little by not using a normal account. UAC is your friend, know why and how to use it for your benefit.

If you are interested to learn why MS was required to invent UAC and take other actions, read my post from March 5th, 2011

Windows programming then and now. 
http://www.tandycoco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=152#p152

Then read Developer Best Practices and Guidelines for Applications in a Least Privileged Environment.
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480150.aspx

Silicon valley is the desired location for an hacker to gain control of a machine due to the high value data.

SHF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lciotti1" <lciotti1 at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] coco_archive.zip

> Man I have said this before, but I have been on the internet/on-line 
> since the BBS days, but I have never had my PC "attacked", had a program 
> crash my machine to the point where I had to reinstall the OS, I have 
> always used an admin account on a windows pc as my main account(same on 
> my current macbook).  My current router has a firewall, on it, but I am 
> not getting attacked.  Maybe I am just lucky, but I doubt that.  I think 
> I have had 3 viruses or malware on any of my machines, and none have 
> gotten past my antivirus software.
> 
> But if anyone is interested I am currently uploading the unzipped 
> coco_archive.zip file a website.
> 
> you can find it here:
> 
> http://oldcomputerhut.net/files/Coco/
> 
> 
> 
>> Stephen H. Fischer <mailto:SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
>> January 4, 2015 at 2:13 AM
>> Granted it does not meet the first definition of a dump, that it is 
>> unsupervised.
>>
>> Well organized, I differ. It is the last place I look when something 
>> is wanted and it cannot be found elsewhere. The contents were hidden 
>> at the time when few people could download a file of that size and 
>> burn a CD. Today is vastly different.
>>
>> It does meet the definition of containing illegal items, in this case 
>> copyrighted material.
>>
>> Being supervised people could not "dump" anything they wanted as they 
>> have done with dump #2 (Closed) and are doing in dump #3.
>>
>> I put the index up so that people did not need to download 520,034,304 
>> bytes to see what was contained. I have offered to e-mail requested 
>> .dsk. The need to do that is now gone.
>>
>> Read that sentence again.
>>
>> Yes there are people still that cannot handle that size of a download.
>>
>> Also there are people that have trouble with the directions to Hawaii 
>> consisting of just jump into the Pacific ocean and start swimming like 
>> I read some of your instructions.
>>
>> It is not "my" index as nothing was done to any of the files. (Many 
>> were not included.)
>>
>> I also must differ with you on the usefulness of much you have done.
>>
>>
>> I almost had a heart attack when I read your words about "Turning UAC 
>> Off".
>>
>>
>> I hope that you have not damaged my main Laptop. If UAC did it's job 
>> then next sentence does not apply. I do not use my Admin account for 
>> almost all activities. It is used rarely to look at files that my 
>> normal account's Windows Explorer is set up (MS's Default) to hide.
>>
>> I want to remove CoCoDskUtil but I am very afraid that massive damage 
>> has been done and trying to remove it will surely kill my laptop. Win 
>> 2K installer. Really!
>>
>> You need to become beware of what you are suggesting others to do.
>>
>> Microsoft sets up new computers with UAC on and takes them through the 
>> steps of creating additional users.
>>
>> I have all Microsoft OS starting with MSDOS 3.3. Well actually I do 
>> not have Windows 8 and above but the Paradox forum is keeping me aware 
>> of problems with old software.
>>
>> Afraid? Yes, the Fire Wall on my Wireless router is one of the best 
>> and I am very glad as about every ten minutes it is tested with ~ 1000 
>> attacks.
>>
>> The two most dangerous things I have done have been installing your 
>> package and CoCoDskUtil.
>>
>> I violated the rule about installing software and should have 
>> installed it in a Virtual Machine.
>>
>> I am not perfect, I messed up badly in those two cases.
>>
>> SHF
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bill Pierce via Coco" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 9:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] coco_archive.zip
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Pierce via Coco <mailto:coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> January 4, 2015 at 12:57 AM
>> Stephen, this is not a "dump" it's a well organized archive of OS9 and 
>> RSDOS disk images on a CD. It already has a very good index and does 
>> not need yours. The index is accessed by clicking "index.html" on the 
>> root of the CD image. Then you can view all disk contents and pdf 
>> images from html page.
>>
>>
>> Bill Pierce
>> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
>>
>>
>> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stephen H. Fischer <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Cc: a_nani_mouse <a_nani_mouse at mindspring.com>
>> Sent: Sat, Jan 3, 2015 7:25 pm
>> Subject: [Coco] coco_archive.zip
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The ISO file includes some XXX material, the index says anyway.
>>
>> First download the indexes from my web page as I posted.
>>
>> Then if you wish, the RTSI ISO is as Bill said and burn it to a CD.
>>
>> It is not my work, I call it dump #1.
>>
>> SHF
>>
>>
>> Stephen H. Fischer <mailto:SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
>> January 3, 2015 at 7:27 PM
>> Hi,
>>
>> The ISO file includes some XXX material, the index says anyway.
>>
>> First download the indexes from my web page as I posted.
>>
>> Then if you wish, the RTSI ISO is as Bill said and burn it to a CD.
>>
>> It is not my work, I call it dump #1.
>>
>> SHF
>>
>>
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