south-star

Basically one of the systems i have to use at work is $hit.Its a DOS based product location system.Very,very basic.(on a pc btw)
How can i wreck it so they realise how crap it is and update it.

Obviously,i dont want to leave any tracks.
Thanks.

rik1471

bridge the underside of the motherboard connectors

south-star

Without opening it up?......a huge magnet perhaps?

towzer

coffee does wonders, or Coke... its eats the solder

Phil

Mr Footlong

iTrader: (7)

The best advice so far!!

GaryK

But surely its the program you wanna bust and not the PC?

Bust the PC and the DOS software gets installed on another machine!

what would scooby do

remove the mains plug before you go home and then switch the PSU to 110 volts, make sure your not the first person to use the pc.

Stand well back and watch the fireworks when someone re-inserts power lead.

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Its not the PC, its the program he wants to wreck...

Being a db system you need to find a way of corrupting the data - often. This causes downtime & agravation & will lead to an upgrade process.

GaryK

agreed puff,

south-star if it uses a single binary file (ISAM) to store the data then get a hex editor and change a few bytes, bound to corrupt one of the chains or if it uses something like FoxPro / DBase you can delete records or again open with a hex editor and change one of the header bytes (I think about the first 24) and then the file wont even open.

Gary

Foot_Tapper

Be a bit careful, some companies run old legacy software
on old machines because it would cost a fortune to have it
re-written to work on current standard operating systems.

Dont wont to lose your job if they found out it was you.

GaryK

And if you do want to migrate it....contact me and earn yourself a few quid in the process!!!

south-star

Just to add,its in the firms long term interest,we just have a tight-fisted boss who wont upgrade anything

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Doing anything "physical" to the pc won't be much use.

Does the program ever crash? Do you know why? What can you tell us about the program? Language, format etc

rik1471

This is naughty

Eagle7

If they find out you have done this , you could be prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act. This may not be the best thing for your future prospects!

super_si

Ask the people here, Let me loose on it

ChristianR

iTrader: (1)

lol - make sure u have a backup though, encase any important data is lost!!

in terms of breaking it, I think everyone would agree that best bet would be giving it to super_si

[Edited by ChristianR - 10/12/2002 7:14:55 AM]

what would scooby do

also - make sure you stick a standard ruler in to the right side of the floppy dive, it will lock as if a disk is in, slows down the person trying to fix it..

[Edited by what would scooby do - 10/12/2002 12:13:30 PM]

south-star

Exactly!!!!!.......i want to damage the program so that it keeps "playing up"......however as i want to keep my job,it has to be subtle.

There's also a mechanical printer involved.That may be easier to "damage".
If i bridged a microchip inside,would that be traceable?

btw,i aint a computer expert.

Thanks....



[Edited by south-star - 10/12/2002 6:36:58 PM]