>when there was an intense debate on whether a software could cause damage to some hardware.
A more recent debate (TL;DR: yes, software can cause damage to hardware): https://superuser.com/questions/313850/
A more recent debate (TL;DR: yes, software can cause damage to hardware): https://superuser.com/questions/313850/
While my forray into malicious floppy disks didn't end with physical damage, I did manage to make one similar to DBAN. If you booted the computer with the floppy inserted, all drives would be formatted instantly, without any user input.
Fortunately, even in highschool I realized they probably imaged the school machines anyways. Probably...