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Gnarly Error Messages

Posted by michael on from the abnormal-termination dept.

Veeru writes "In my career, I have run across some whopper error messages, but a call from the mainframe sysop one night beat them all: 'We are experiencing MVS processor spin loops, the programs are running while holding a disabled CPU. This is causing XCF communication delays to the point where we are losing VTAM RTP routing, are suffering OSPF adjacency failures on TCP/IP dynamic routing and MIM VCF failures. Whatever this code is, it should NOT be propagated to production or we run the risk of losing the development plex if XCF signaling is adversely impacted by processor disabled spin loops'. My friend once got an error message 'Error 2 while trying to report error 2'. I would be curious to hear from the Slashdot community on encounters with other bizarre error messages."

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  1. Re:"ERROR: SUCCESS!" by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is just a variation on:

    1. Error
    2. ???
    3. Profit!

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  2. Re:Apple's MPW C compiler famous for its error msg by Nomad37 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    yeah, apple's a lot less interesting since it lost its since of humour.

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  3. Re:PC Load Letter by Yebyen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, come on... like Motherfucker Load the Letter doesn't enhance the value of that joke? ;)

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  4. Re:The Mac OS wins this one hands down by cbreaker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Those aren't really funny at all. Nor interesting. Sorry.

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  5. Re:Edit your error messages! by wanton · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Here is essentially the bomb for Atari ST computers

    http://www.errorwear.com/huge-atarist.html

    It would just show up on the left side of the screen. Sometimes there were more than three bombs though. Couldn't find a screen shot and I don't care to take the Atari out of the garage and put it back together for a digicam pic.

  6. Re:How to totally screw up Win2k in less than 1 mi by catsidhe · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Patient: Doctor, whenever I do this [incredibly stupid thing] it really really hurts.

    Doctor: Don't do it, then!

    Duh!

    This, and similar anecdotes, remind me of logical processes such as: "Hey, it is physically possible to put this pistol to my head and pull the trigger, therefore it must be OK to do so! I wonder what will happen?"

    The horror! The Horror!

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