Virus.DOS.Techno

In the world of computer & Internet we all have, at least once, come across a glitch and a computer virus. I am fascinated by both. I study glitches and I use them to make my art. Malwarez are, like it or not, part of computer history. Their evolution has been wild and huge. From simple programs to challange other programmers and prank early computer network users, they eventually became powerful weapons to cause damages, ransoms, wars. Considered a primitive generation of smart softwarez, before they became dangerous and silent, they were manifesting their presence through edgy graphic art works. Part of my series V1R0L0GY, this work is a celebration of computer failures, computer culture, internet history and the poetic of chaos.

This is techno, the first of the series being minted as NFT.

Virus.DOS.Techno is a virus that runs on MS-DOS. It came to life in 1993, Techno is a non-resident overwriting virus which permanently corrupts the programs it infects. When the paylod activates, a tune designed by the malware creator starts to play. The word "techno" appears on the interface, slowly as if someone is typing it from remote. Once the word “techno” is written all over the screen to cover it, the music stops playing and finally the word “TECHNO” as featured in this artwork is written in a large at the center of the DOS screen.

See the virus unleashing its payload on Danooct1's Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPLdcH79ztI