Just to add another frustrating detail to the problem: earlier I turned
it on, let it boot, and did NOTHING - just let Finder sit there.
It must've been on for 10 minutes before I realized that the
screensaver hadn't even started...move the trackpad, NOTHING.<br>
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So here we have a computer that boots nothing but the operating system
freezing consistently. I wanted to isolate a program installed
that would cause the system's instability, but this adds a whole new
dimension to the problem...it's freezing for no reason, with no
intervention.<br>