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]
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 delay between displaying one crash and another.
- -only which
- Tell it to run only one mode, e.g., -only
HPUX.
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, and doHVX. 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),
,
,
,
,
and .
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.