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

[Rod Clifford]

This has happened usually while listening to iTunes & working in 
Illustrator to me. You hear the ominous accessing
sounds from the hard drive, then the Kernel Panic. Questions have not 
given a solution/cause for these panics.

Discussions came up regarding OS X's need for good quality memory. 
Don't know if anyone who has upgraded their
hard drive (7200 RPM) continues to have panics (seems like slow access 
speeds might contribute).
My opinion is I don't have enough memory (yet).  Rod

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
> Digital Media Designer
> Mallorca, Spain