Re: p.c. way to say "crashing"

Subject: Re: p.c. way to say "crashing"
From: Kathryn Marshall <kmarshall -at- MODACAD -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:01:44 -0700

ideas:
-system fails
-program aborts
-program quits unexpectedly

> ----------
> From: Huber, Mike[SMTP:mrhuber -at- SOFTWARE -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM]
> Reply To: Huber, Mike
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 1998 9:08 AM
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> Subject: Re: p.c. way to say "crashing"
>
> I don't like the term "crash" in documentation, and my dislike of the
> term has nothing to do with the unpleasantness of the event.
>
> "Crash" does not provide enough information for any purpose other than
> a
> "don't do this or Bad Things will happen" warning.
>
> What does "crash" mean? Lock up the program? Program disappearance?
> Blue
> Screen of Death? Lock up the system? Corrupt the files? Auto-reboot
> the
> system? Corrupt the system so some innocent program locks up? Burn
> hardware?
>
> What should I do when it crashes? Shut down the application? Reboot?
> Power-cycle? Re-install the program? Restore data files from backup?
> Hack the executable? Re-install the operating system? Junk the
> hardware?
>
> If I'm reading a notice that a program has been fixed so a particular
> crash doesn't happen, I want enough information to know if it's the
> crash that's been happening to me. And "crash" is too ambiguous in
> most
> cases.
>
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lizak Kristin [SMTP:LizakKristin -at- JDCORP -dot- DEERE -dot- COM]
> >
> >I am looking for ideas. Marketing wants me to rewrite a sentence that
> refers
> >to your software program crashing. Obviously "crashing" is not a good
> word,
> >and they don't like "program quits responding."
> >
> >This is for an addendum to the Users Guide. A part of the program was
> fixed,
> >and we are looking for a tactful (i.e. "flowery") way to refer to
> when their
> >program fizzles out. Any suggestions would be welcome. THANKS.
> >
>
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