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

[Anders Bogdan]

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