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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:31:56 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: some questions
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christof2000 AT my-dejanews DOT com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am very new to c++ programming and djgpp. And I have some questions:
> 
> 1. Is it possible to destroy hardware. What is the worst I could do?

Generally not, assuming your monitor and video card are less than about
10 years old.  (Apparently some Hercules stuff could get toasted under
some conditions.)

It is theoretically possible to trash your data; while I haven't heard
of buggy self-written programs doing this under DJGPP, backups are
always a good idea.
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com