If it was someone with an IBM PC XT, running MS-DOS and no hard disk, you'd lose every time.
The ONLY hardware attack that worked that I'm aware of caused their monochrome monitor to fail, due to a design flaw. There wasn't anywhere you could tuck in a virus.
We write protected our boot disks and important programs. We made copies and tested them.
We knew what each program sounded like when it was working normally, and could hear each and every disk seek.
We had capability based security, in a crude form... you don't.
The ONLY hardware attack that worked that I'm aware of caused their monochrome monitor to fail, due to a design flaw. There wasn't anywhere you could tuck in a virus.
We write protected our boot disks and important programs. We made copies and tested them.
We knew what each program sounded like when it was working normally, and could hear each and every disk seek.
We had capability based security, in a crude form... you don't.