DEC error messages (was foo?)
Jonathan Clark
jhc at mtune.UUCP
Wed Dec 24 13:44:27 AEST 1986
In article <584 at mcgill-vision.UUCP> mouse at mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse) writes:
>By the way, wharf rat isn't joking about the DEC meaning. VAXen really
>do have a failed UNIbus address register, and the documentation (eg,
>the architecture reference manual) really does call it the FUBAR.
Absolutely true. DEC do have a sense of humour with their error
messages though - anyone else remember the RSX-11M error IE.NFW? The
error message manual gave it as 'Path lost to partner'. Also true.
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Jonathan Clark
[NAC,attmail]!mtune!jhc
My walk has become rather more silly lately.
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