A tradition upheld
One Windows feature, standard for many years, has been preserved in the new Windows 7 beta.
I refer, of course, to the Blue Screen of Death.
It’s good to see that Microsoft, with one eye toward the future, nonetheless has the time and the dedication to honor the past.
unimpressed »
13 January 2009 · 7:37 pm
As big an “improvement” as Vista wasn’t over XP, I believe that I’ll pass on this one as well.
CGHill »
13 January 2009 · 7:50 pm
Today Trini and I got into a discussion of Windows books, and whether the pertinent entry for this phenomenon in such a book’s index should be “Blue Screen of Death” or “Death, Blue Screen of.” She argued that since BSOD is now pretty much the universal term, it’s silly to list it anywhere in the D’s.
Kay Dennison »
13 January 2009 · 9:15 pm
I’ve seen it and survived it. I am one of the unfortunate ones stuck with Vista. I’m currently exploring Linux. Looks good so far. Easy to use. No viruses. Lots of support.
Francis W. Porretto »
14 January 2009 · 3:40 am
But Charles, it’s given rise to such wonderful haiku:
Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
Imagine how much poorer our culture would be without such!
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Brian J. »
14 January 2009 · 6:08 am
Speaking as someone with experience making indexes, I must point out that it should appear under both, with one being a –See … entry. Actually, BSOD should be in the index, too.
Your index should include not only the most common way to which a concept is referred, but also to any variation with which a reader might think of it.
Indexing was like reverse SEO, sort of.
ms7168 »
14 January 2009 · 8:06 am
It appears as though Windows 7 is being designed as the next step after XP. XP is actually Windows 5.1 and Windows 7 is going to be Windows 6.1.
It also appears that once it is released late this year Microsoft is hoping to relegate Vista to a bad dream!
Brian J. »
14 January 2009 · 10:28 am
Sort of It’s Not Windows U, It’s Windows ME.
McGehee »
14 January 2009 · 10:42 am
“Behold, I am become (the Blue Screen of) Death, destroyer of good attitudes and productive days!”