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August 25, 2007

Analogically speaking…

srikanth @ 9:13 am, GMT +0000 ( 1188033239 ) Play

Row 1 and Row 2 below present an analogy each. Complete the analogy in Row 3

1) :

2) :

3) : <Insert Answer Here>

You don’t need to post a picture as the response. Just the name will do.

Cracked by: Shashank, Archana, Hema, Jayanth, Bikiran, Dibyo, Keerthi, Yaksha, Mahesh, Udupendra, Devadutta, Nihit and Prabhu

Answer:
These are the messages generated by various platforms when they get screwed up beyond recovery; the BSOD on windows and the Sad Mac on Macintosh. For the Amiga Commodore, it was called the “Guru Meditation” error.

15 Responses to “Analogically speaking…”

  1. Anonymous Says:

    They are basically “Screens of death” for different OSes
    1. Windows – BSOD
    2. Mac – Sad Mac
    3. Commodore Amiga – Guru Meditation


  2. Shashank Says:

    ( I think my earlier comment was not posted. so here it is again.. )

    The above pics are the “Screens of Death” for different OSes
    1. M$ Windows – BSOD
    2. Apple Mac – Sad Mac
    3. Commodore Amiga – Guru Meditation


  3. Archana Says:

    It s called Guru Meditation

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Meditation


  4. Hema Says:

    Guru Meditation
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Meditation


  5. Sagnik Says:

    The bootblock


  6. jayanth Says:

    “Guru Meditation”

    jayanth

  7. Biki Says:

    “guru meditation error” …. dont recall the exact message … but something like it …


  8. Dibyo Says:

    Meditation Guru Message


  9. Keerthi Says:

    Guru Meditation a.k.a trip to India a.k.a Unwelcome Visitor from the East


  10. yaksha Says:

    Guru meditation is the name of the error that occurred on early versions of the Commodore Amiga computer when they crashed. It is analogous to the “screens of death” in other operating systems.

    the wiki link
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Meditation

    the image link
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.....tation.gif

    yaksha

  11. Mahesh Herle Says:

    “Guru Meditation “


  12. udupendra Says:

    Guru Meditation. That’s one question I thought I’d ask today gone down the drain.

    udupendra

  13. devadutta Says:

    Amiga Guru Meditation

    devadutta

  14. nihit Says:

    The Guru Meditation error: #00000004 0000AAC0. This is the “screen of death” error of the Amiga system.

    nihit

  15. prabhu_dc Says:

    Not sure!
    I guess it is the “Guru mediation errors”

    prabhu_dc

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