engber@shorty.CS.WISC.EDU (Mike Engber) (04/10/89)
A friend of mine got a new SE/30 and I was trying out various games and sound files. Most of the games would run, but often when you quit, a message to the effect the finder was damaged would appear and you'd have to re-boot. Somtimes when you quit or re-boot, the HD would show no icons, or the menues would stop working. Turning off the power and re-booting would restore things to normal. Similar problems showed up after using SuperPlay to play sounds. The whole thing reminded me a lot of the early days on the Mac when system bombs were a normal part of everyday life. Now I'm spoiled and I don't expect them to happen very often. I know that games are notorius for breaking all kinds of rules, but I wrote one of the ones we tried and I know I don't do anything unusual (just plain old quick draw). These problems were caused by a wide variety of games, even Lode Runner which has been compatible with every system up to this point. Also, McSink 6.5 bombed when selected. -has anyone had similar problems? -does anyone know what's causing this? -what % of applications don't work on the SE/30? -is it possible that any serious damage is being done to the system/file system? please respond by email (and I'll post a summary) -ME