On Thursday 08 September 2005 12:33, YankDownUnder wrote:
> On Thursday 08 September 2005 19:46, ET tapped out:
> > I want to put in my $.02USD, I would recommend any newby stay
> > away from the BSOD screen saver.
> > I think it is just a little too real. it gets the host name and
> > time and includes them in error messages that are very
> > accurate, from many different OSs. I guess I have reboot 10
> > times when it was just the screen saver saying I was in some
> > other OS and I hit the reboot, wondering how I booted into the
> > other OS. (and not just M$ products either)
>
> I love my clients/customers reactions to that particular screen
> saver (which is generally the one I run in any X session). If
> they've not been here before, they're always saying like, "Hey,
> something's wrong with your computer!". Great fun it is!
It's practical too : In my office I have a PC with some childish
and mostly unusable OS (the management won't let me install a real
OS). So I use Knoppix with the BSOD screensaver. Now, when some
so-called "IT-technician" comes by he will just see that everything
is normal and walk away without touching anything.
Kaj Haulrich.
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