johnboyd@ocdis01.af.mil (John Boyd) (01/01/90)
OK, I'll bite; what's a guru? And yes, I'm new to the Amiga.
Thanx,
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-The opinions expressed here are my own. Did I REALLY say that?.king@cell.mot.COM (Steven King) (01/01/90)
In article <7156@nigel.udel.EDU> johnboyd@ocdis01.af.mil (John Boyd) writes: >OK, I'll bite; what's a guru? And yes, I'm new to the Amiga. A guru is: 1) A Hindu spiritual guide or teacher. 2) Common slang amongst computer folk for a very knowledgable person (ie., a Unix guru). 3) A system error specific to the Amiga, similar to idiot lights on a car. ("Look dear, the CHECK ENGINE light just came on. That explains the smoke pouring out from under the hood!") The "Guru Meditation" error on the Amiga also gives you a code number that tells you where in memory things went wrong and why. There's an explanation of these floating around on the net somewhere; wait for the monthly "new users" posting. It's either in there or that posting tells you where you can get it. There's a story behind calling system errors "Guru Meditations". Look around for the article about the origins of the Amiga, or I'll email it to you. -- ---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------- If you're not part of the solution, you must be | Steve King (708) 991-8056 part of the precipitate. | ...uunet!motcid!king | ...ddsw1!palnet!stevek
hugh@kink.UUCP (Hugh D. Gamble @ Phaedra V's Amiga 2500) (01/03/90)
In message <7156@nigel.udel.EDU> johnboyd@ocdis01.af.mil (John Boyd) writes: >OK, I'll bite; what's a guru? And yes, I'm new to the Amiga. I propose a contest. What's the record length of time anyone used an Amiga before finding out what a guru is? email me and I'll post the winner(s). -- # Hugh D. Gamble (416) 267-6159 No Disclaimers. # hugh@kink.UUCP # looking for a woman who can sit in a mini-skirt and talk philosophy, # executing both with confidence and style.
jonka@microsoft.UUCP (Jon KAGLE) (01/04/90)
In article <7156@nigel.udel.EDU> johnboyd@ocdis01.af.mil (John Boyd) writes: >OK, I'll bite; what's a guru? And yes, I'm new to the Amiga. > > Thanx, Yes, with your support, Amiga users may never have to know what a guru is. ;-) -Jonathan
JKT100@PSUVM.BITNET (JKT) (01/07/90)
> >There's a story behind calling system errors "Guru Meditations". Look around >for the article about the origins of the Amiga, or I'll email it to you. I looked around - couldn't find it. I tried to e-mail you - it bounced. If you read this Steve, could you send article to me? Thanks! Kurt -- ======================================================================== || Kurt Tappe (814) 862-8630 || Looking for Amigas in all || || 600 E. Pollock Rd., #5705 || the wrong places...... || || State College, PA 16801 -------------------------------------|| || jkt100@psuvm.bitnet or jkt100%psuvm.bitnet@psuvax1 || || or jkt100@psuvm.psu.edu QLink: KurtTappe || ========================================================================