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

[ivan melicoff]

That happened to me just a couple of hours ago!
What gives?? 
Anyone?

ivan melicoff
monterrey, mexico

on 4/2/03 4:46 PM, John H. Lincoln at jhlincoln at mac.com 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 suddenlyŠ 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
> Digital Media Designer
> Mallorca, Spain
> 
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