Haai,

On Mon, September 3, 2007 10:50, Andreas Hallmann wrote:
> My good old SS1 host issan has left me after 17 year and 9 month of
> joyful companionship.
> It makes me feel sad to to announce his death short before its 18
> birthday.
> I hoped so much he would be the first real adult machine grown up in my
> lab.

My sincere condolences.

> Even so I woke a one month younger brother of him, I ask my self if we
> can cure its pain:
>
> Anybody seen this before?
>
> bad page map (ASI=4) adr ffd00000 exp 00000000 obs ffffffff xor ffffffff
>
> Look serious, doesn't it?

Probably a memory problem -- something very similar turns up on SS5-class
systems utilizing bad or badly seated memory.

>
> Will have to go for a few beers this evening. But I'm pretty sure no
> barkeeper in town will understand me pain.

Most barkeepers out of your town don't either -- you're not alone :)

> I know somebody does here.

More than one 'somebody' does.

> Do
> you remember how dam fast those machines where with there unbelievable
> 16 MB RAM and 20MHz SPARC? I felt in love immediately, and it lasted for
> some years ...

Only recently have I confessed my love, but I believe I understand...

Baai,

De Zeurkous
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Friggin' Machines!

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> AHA
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