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| 21 JAN 2003 at 8:26pm |
Prince_CharlesIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 9 JAN 2003
Status : Online | An earlier product of the Amiga corporation was a device called a `Joyboard' which was basically a plastic board built onto a joystick-like device; it was sold with a skiing game cartridge for the Atari game machine. It is said that whenever the prototype OS crashed, the system programmer responsible would calm down by concentrating on a solution while sitting cross-legged on a Joyboard trying to keep the board in balance. This position resembled that of a meditating guru. Sadly, the joke was removed fairly early on (but there's a well-known patch to restore it in more recent versions).
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| 21 JAN 2003 at 8:29pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | guru meditation -
guru meditation n. Amiga equivalent of `panic' in Unix (sometimes just called a `guru' or `guru event'). When the system crashes, a cryptic message of the form "GURU MEDITATION #XXXXXXXX.YYYYYYYY" may appear, indicating what the problem was. An Amiga guru can figure things out from the numbers. Sometimes a guru event must be followed by a Vulcan nerve pinch.
This term is (no surprise) an in-joke from the earliest days of the Amiga. An earlier product of the Amiga corporation was a device called a `Joyboard' which was basically a plastic board built onto a joystick-like device; it was sold with a skiing game cartridge for the Atari game machine. It is said that whenever the prototype OS crashed, the system programmer responsible would calm down by concentrating on a solution while sitting cross-legged on a Joyboard trying to keep the board in balance. This position resembled that of a meditating guru. Sadly, the joke was removed fairly early on (but there's a well-known patch to restore it in more recent versions).
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| 21 JAN 2003 at 8:29pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7058
Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Excellent Although I don't know what you mean by "removed fairly early on" since I remember seeing this message on an A500 with WB 1.3, which I would not consider that early on.
I forgot my sig.
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| 21 JAN 2003 at 8:30pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | But then again - I cheated a bit... I looked it up...
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| 21 JAN 2003 at 8:31pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7058
Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | And by the way, you should quote the source if you did not compose the answer off the top of your head
I forgot my sig.
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| 21 JAN 2003 at 9:01pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | You're absolutely right - I thought I had copied the entire page... Apparently not.
Here it is again:
The Jargon Dictionary - http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/g/guru_meditation.html
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The Jargon Dictionary : Terms : The G Terms : guru meditation
guru meditation
guru meditation n. Amiga equivalent of `panic' in Unix (sometimes just called a `guru' or `guru event'). When the system crashes, a cryptic message of the form "GURU MEDITATION #XXXXXXXX.YYYYYYYY" may appear, indicating what the problem was. An Amiga guru can figure things out from the numbers. Sometimes a guru event must be followed by a Vulcan nerve pinch.
This term is (no surprise) an in-joke from the earliest days of the Amiga. An earlier product of the Amiga corporation was a device called a `Joyboard' which was basically a plastic board built onto a joystick-like device; it was sold with a skiing game cartridge for the Atari game machine. It is said that whenever the prototype OS crashed, the system programmer responsible would calm down by concentrating on a solution while sitting cross-legged on a Joyboard trying to keep the board in balance. This position resembled that of a meditating guru. Sadly, the joke was removed fairly early on (but there's a well-known patch to restore it in more recent versions).
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| 21 JAN 2003 at 9:51pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Both Prince Charles and Inland are cheaters because it seems they got the answer from the very same page - shame on you, guys
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| 22 JAN 2003 at 12:38am |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Both Prince Charles and Inland are cheaters because it seems they got the answer from the very same page - shame on you, guys
Maybe I should just wait for the forum admin to punish me - hehe...
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| 22 JAN 2003 at 1:46am |
ValGuild Master
Posts : 3472
Joined: 2 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By InlandAZ (22 JAN 2003 12:38am)
Maybe I should just wait for the forum admin to punish me - hehe...
Here I am. At your service. What shall the punishment be for today??
Edit: I've decided, Inland, that your punishment will be... you must post a pic. of yourself in the "Post a pic of yourself" topic. That's an order or I'm gonna break out my whip!
We can be heroes, just for one day.
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| 22 JAN 2003 at 2:07am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Valadmin (22 JAN 2003 1:46am)
Edit: I've decided, Inland, that your punishment will be... you must post a pic. of yourself in the "Post a pic of yourself" topic. That's an order or I'm gonna break out my whip!
now he's never gonna do that
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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