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bsod(6x)


NAME

   bsod - Blue Screen of Death emulator

SYNOPSIS

   bsod  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-foreground color] [-background
   color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install]  [-visual  visual]  [-delay
   seconds] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

   The bsod program is the finest in personal computer emulation.

   bsod  steps  through  a  set  of  screens,  each  one a recreation of a
   different failure  mode  of  an  operating  system.   Systems  depicted
   include  Windows  3.1,  Windows  95,  Windows NT, MS-DOS, AmigaDOS 1.3,
   Linux, SCO UNIX, BSD UNIX, HPUX, Solaris, Tru64,  VMS,  HVX/GCOS6,  IBM
   OS/390,  OS/2, MacOS (MacsBug, Bomb, Sad Mac, and OSX), Atari ST, Apple
   ][+, and NCD X Terminals.

OPTIONS

   bsod accepts the following options:

   -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

   -root   Draw on the root window.

   -mono   If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

   -install
           Install a private colormap for the window.

   -visual visual
           Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the  name  of  a
           visual  class,  or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
           visual.

   -delay delay
           The duration each  crash-mode  is  displayed  before  selecting
           another.

   -only which
           Tell it to run only one mode, e.g., -only HPUX.

   -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

ENVIRONMENT

   DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

   XENVIRONMENT
           to  get  the  name of a resource file that overrides the global
           resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

X RESOURCES

   Notable X resources supported  include  the  following,  which  control
   which  hacks are displayed and which aren't.  doWindows, doNT, doWin2K,
   doAmiga, doMac,  doMac1,  doMacsBug,  doMacX,  doSCO,  doAtari,  doBSD,
   doLinux,  doSparcLinux,  doHPPALinux,  doBlitDamage, doSolaris, doHPUX,
   doApple2, doOS390, doTru64, doVMS, doMSDOS, doOS2,  doHVX,  and  doATM.
   Each  of  these is a Boolean resource, they all default to true, except
   for doAtari, doBSD, doSparcLinux, and doHPPALinux, which are turned off
   by  default,  because  they're  really not all that interesting looking
   unless you're a fan of those systems.

   There are command-line options for all of these: e.g.,  -bsd,  -no-bsd.
   (Also note the -only option.)

BUGS

   Unlike  the  systems  being  simulated,  bsod does not require a reboot
   after running.

SEE ALSO

   X(1),            xscreensaver(1),            http://www.microsoft.com/,
   http://www.apple.com/, http://www.sco.com/, http://www.kernel.org/, and
   http://www.amiga.de/.

TRADEMARKS

   Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows  NT  are
   all registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.  Apple Macintosh is
   a registered trademark  of  Apple  Computer.   Amiga  is  a  registered
   trademark  of  Amiga  International,  Inc.   Atari  ST  is  probably  a
   trademark, too, but it's  hard  to  tell  who  owns  it.   Linux  is  a
   registered trademark of Linus Torvalds, but it isn't his fault. OS/2 is
   a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  1998-2003 by Jamie  Zawinski.   Permission  to  use,  copy,
   modify,  distribute,  and  sell this software and its documentation for
   any purpose is hereby granted without  fee,  provided  that  the  above
   copyright  notice  appear  in  all  copies and that both that copyright
   notice and this permission notice appear in  supporting  documentation.
   No  representations are made about the suitability of this software for
   any purpose.  It  is  provided  "as  is"  without  express  or  implied
   warranty.    No  animals  were  harmed  during  the  testing  of  these
   simulations.  Always mount a scratch monkey.

AUTHOR

   Concept cribbed from Stephen Martin <smartin@mks.com>.  This version is
   by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, with contributions from many others.



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