Doom Almanac March 3 in doom history
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March 3: a fine day for making predictions
Nothing was due today, but on this date in 1992 and 2014, somebody went on the record.
On this day in doom history
2 items · 2 predictions-
199234th anniversarySaid on this day
Up to 5 Million PCs at Risk From the Michelangelo Virus on March 6, 1992. Of AT&T's 250,000, It Hit Two
Antivirus vendor John McAfee told many reporters as many as 5 million PCs were at risk, set to be wiped on the artist's birthday. The birthday came. The computer world survived.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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201412th anniversarySaid on this day
Harry Dent Tries Again: a Crash to Dow 6,000. The Dow Goes the Other Way, to 19,762
Two and a half years after his Dow-3,000 call, Dent told CNBC the Dow would touch 17,000 and then plummet to around 6,000 by 2016.
Bold words to say out loud on a Monday.
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