Compaq personal computer found to have
virus
Associated Press, 10/02/97 09:35
TOKYO (AP) - Some units of a low-priced personal computer launched in
Japan by U.S. computer giant Compaq have been found to be infected by a
virus, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Compaq's Presario 2210 desktop was infected during its production phase
in Taiwan, and the problem paralyzes the computer's CD-ROM drive, said
Kazunori Tachibana, a spokesman for Compaq K.K., the company's
Japanese division.
So far some 300 units have been sold in Japan, and among those, 30 to 40
have been discovered to have the virus, he said.
The company is not planning a complete recall of the faulty model, but it has
announced plans to distribute a floppy disk that will kill the virus. It has also
offered full refunds on any affected units sold up to now.
The Taiwanese company contracted to assemble the model used an infected
floppy disk to detect manufacturing defects in newly made units, and this
apparently caused the glitch, Tachibana said.
The Presario 2210, priced at about 130,000 yen, or $1,060, is designed to
appeal to people who are unfamiliar with personal computers. |
