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Silly Kernel Panic in Mac OS X 10.2.2

Posted by pudge on from the don't-try-this-at-home dept.

shibby tells us that it is easy to cause a kernel panic in Mac OS X 10.2.2, by attempting to move a directory into the same location as another one of the same name, using Terminal: mkdir ~/mydir; cd ~/mydir; mkdir mydir; mv mydir ... Kernel panic is instant. Save all your documents and quit your open apps if you feel the need to see it for yourself. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  1. os9 never did that by krel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    os9 would never, despite its shabby memory protection, and pathetic preemptive multitasking, do that.
    hmmmph, this sounds like troll/flamebait

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    karma: ouch!
  2. mail info by destructo666 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    yes there are many mail apps for OSX, here are 3 to start with. Mail - built in for free Eudora Entourage(Microsofts Mail app in Office) and so on as far as being a millionaire, you dont even have to be a thousandaire. macs start at $999 www.apple.com for some education

    1. Re:mail info by isorox · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      To get the same bang as a $1000 PC, you have to spring nearly $2000.

      For about $1200 I built a complete video editing system, Analog-DV converter, dual headed video card, 80GB of 7200rpm scratch disk, 20GB program disk, cd writer, 17" monitor, 256MB DDR Ram, Athlon 1800. Adding more memory or another HDD is as easy as pie.

      I'd love to see a mac compete with that bang-for-buck.

    2. Re:mail info by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      maybe in wankerland. On the international rally scene where money is no object, and the best thing for the job wins, they dont even have a mercedes or BMW in any class.So no it ISN'T A VALID CAR - a wank-piece (status symbol), sure. Why, coz there just a average car with EXPENSIVE pretty plastic handles - just like the BMW. Ask anyone who has one & they'll tell you the wrc rally teams don't know what they are doing and the should all be driving BMW's (macs). It's funny how you guys need to re-enforce your phallacies to yourselves & each other constantly.

      What's also amusing is, children have no problem using dos, linux, windows, MacOS or OSX. They have no preference to OS as long as it can play sound, let them personalise their desktop etc. what they favour is SOFTWARE - usually games... Most (all) of which run on windows... Then children don't hate people for the colour of their skin or commit terrorist acts or get all nancy about OS's above and before the software they like.

  3. but you still ar erunning windows by destructo666 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    anyway, you can add all that to the entry level G4 Tower swapping HD's and adding in another DVD/DCRW is simple. $1699 is the base price, cheaper for students. way off topic now, so have fun with windows.