[CUBE] OT:surprise Bomb in OS X??

[a l a n t h o m p s o n]

it's interesting, but i don't know about better.

i had one about six months ago.  none since.

you /might/ find out some information from the crash log, but more than 
likely, nothing even got a chance to write out anything before the 
panic.

--alan

On Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 03:07 PM, Anders Bogdan wrote:

> ja, that's a kernel panic - cool eh? Much nicer than the previous 
> scrolling console window of death.
> "It's not supposed to happen".
> I haven't had any on 10.2.4, but on 10.2.2/3 was different.
>  anders
>
> On Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 05:46  PM, John H. Lincoln wrote:
>
>> I've never seen a crash like this before:
>>
>> I was peacefully minding my own business, (on my Cube/Studio display 
>> set-up: 1.25 GB RAM, 80GB HD, GeForce2 card) –– running a half-dozen 
>> apps under OS X (v.10.2.4), when suddenly… a translucent grey curtain 
>> descended from the top of the display, halting all computing > 
>> functions.
>>
>> And in the center of the screen, on a white background, the message: 
>> "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for 
>> several seconds or press the Restart button."
>>
>> This message was repeated in French, German, and Japanese. And at the 
>> bottom, a few code numbers, including my IP number.
>>
>> OK, I had to re-boot. Any ideas what this was, or where it came from?
>>
>> Anybody seen this before? TIA.
>> ============================
>> John H. Lincoln
>
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