Yeah, so after a week of doing some heavy image rendering in photoshop, I found out that the
current date on my computer is -1412100/0/0 and changes everytime I look at it. My clock
displays oddly (i.e. 1:5 rather than 1:05) and my 5 GB external hard drive
says:
Capacity: 42 GB
Available:18 GB
Used: 23 GB on disk 2É533É560É320
bytes) for 4É085 items
I have no idea what É means, but everything seems to be fucked up
and includes a É in the file size.
I updated my Virex definitions (got the latest from Sept.
10, 2001) and then trashed my system preferences, restarted with extensions off, ran
Virex with the new preferences and after it crashed a few times on ITC Avant Garde and
Helvetica, I finally threw out an entire fonts folder and tried again. It didn't find any viruses
or trojan horses.
So, then I ran Norton Utilities disk doctor and repaired all problems it
found, optimized the hard drives and restarted, rebuilt the desk top and it still is all fucked
up.
Anyone heard of a virus like this, recent or otherwise? I'm just trying to figure out if
I should scrap everything I completed in the last week and maybe get a new computer or
something. What a bummer...
― Nude Spock, Sunday, 30 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Erm, I think it's my battery. I ordered a new G4 anyway, as I'd wanted to
before I got laid off. But, if this happens to you, it's probably just your
battery. So, leave your computer on constantly until you can find the time to
change the battery cuz when the computer's off, your battery is on. That was a
fun way to spend my entire weekend, though, worrying like that.
― Nude Spock, Sunday, 30 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
viruses suck like toe jam - had two last sat night, good to hear the
beast is ok.
― Geoff, Sunday, 30 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)