On 18/9/03 3:21 am, "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:36:27 -0400 > Subject: Re: Ichat > From: Charles Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> From: Amber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> I am trying to understand why you are so convinced that the OS could >> not be >> the cause of the freezes ? > > Because I'm very hard on the OS, and have been running it since before > the Public Beta (I'm an ADC Premier member). I run all kinds of > experimental, half-finished, alpha and beta software on it all the > time. I am MUCH harder on this OS than the typical user, and while I > have seen a kernel panic or two over the years, I've NEVER seen the > machine "freeze" as in become totally unresponsive (mouse won't move, > no "spinning beachball", no response whatsoever) until the day I > installed some bad RAM.
Through my work I've seen quite a few freezes in OSX, but these were all due to dying pro mice. Most appeared to have intermittent cables where it exits the mouse. This is getting very common now. Steve Bell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
