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- Path: sparky!uunet!olivea!apple!apple!mlanett
- From: mlanett@Apple.COM (Mark Lanett)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
- Subject: Re: BullDozer problem in AUX 3.0 on Quadra 700
- Keywords: bulldozer, bug, aux
- Message-ID: <70501@apple.Apple.COM>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 16:12:09 GMT
- References: <tromo.712186893@keckiris>
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
- Lines: 19
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- tromo@rice.edu (Tod Romo) writes:
-
- >Hello,
- > We have been seeing a rather strange problem while running
- >TextEditor under AUX 3.0 on a Mac Quadra 700. Periodically, TextEditor
- >will break spontaneously break sending us into MacsBugs. When hitting
- >'es' the drive light then begins blinking, the GUI locks, but the cursor
- >is still active and changes from the std pointer to a bulldozer.
- >Hitting the `break` button again and yet another 'es' then gives full
- >control back over the mac. We are using v6.2.2 of MacsBugs. Has anyone
- >seen anything like this? Thanks!
-
- A bulldozer cursor in MPW was a sign that there wasn't enough memory; I think
- TextEditor may still have enough in common that this would apply there also.
- Then again, not having used A/UX since 2.1, I may have no idea what I'm
- talking about.
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- Have a bajillion brilliant Jobsian lithium licks.
- Mark Lanett, NOT speaking for anyone. Personal opinion only.
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