On 10/9/2011 14:11, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> On 09/10/2011 09:54 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:32:17 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>
>>>> Of course, Microsoft stole the idea of a progress bar that makes no
>>>> sense from Novell. Just like BSOD (which they embraced, and then
>>>> 'enhanced' by making it 'blue' instead of 'black'). ;)
>>>
>>> It least they don't call it a "guru meditation number" any more...
>>
>> Microsoft never did, that was an Amiga error code.
>
> I know. And I always thought it was a really weird name...

You didn't know the origin of that?

The Amiga had a game that used a pad you stood or sat on that turned your 
weight shifts into a joystick input, not unlike some of the Wii surfing 
controllers and such. The idea was that you sat cross-legged on that pad, 
and when your app-under-development caused a guru meditation error, you 
shouldn't be so startled that it makes you shift your weight.

At least that's what I've read.

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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