Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 14:33:29 -0600 From: "Broderick Wood" <bwood@KingsU.ab.ca> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: reboot by itself??!! Message-ID: <199904232033.OAA32958@mark.kingsu.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990423115709.24773F-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> References: <199904231606_MC2-732A-3857@compuserve.com>
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OUCH!!!! A sharper tongue could be considered a weapon! :-) Date sent: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:00:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Jeffrey Vehrs <70673.3111@compuserve.com> Copies to: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: reboot by itself??!! > On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Jeffrey Vehrs wrote: > > > Just this morning, I was carrying the laundry basket to the basement. > > And, I noticed that my machine just almost finished with rebooting. I > > was so surprised to see this. It has been up and running for 30 days!! > > What caused it to reboot??!! > > Your cat yanked the power cord, that's what that funny smell was. > > > Here's my info on machine: > > > > Dell GLX 5133 (133Mhz w/ 24Mb Ram) > > 1.2Gb HD > > FreeBSD 2.2.8-STABLE > > That was too much information, all we really needed to know is that you > had a computer. Now I will use my mystical telepathic powers to > investigate. > > ................. DONE! > > I realize that your computer is smarter then you are, because it knows how > to properly form a mail header, instead of bcc:'ing a mailing list. > > In reaction to this discovery, it decided to lure the cat over to force a > reboot. Mysteriously enough, cats are attracted to images of the BSD > daemon. > > Hope this helps. > > - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - > - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message --------------------------- -BMW- Don't just stand there! Pray something! (bwood@kingsu.ab.ca) Broderick Wood, Director of Information Technology Services The King's University College 9125 - 50 Street Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2H3 (780) 465-8315 (780) 465-3534 (FAX) ><> <>< To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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