Ception> The Amiga equivalent of Unix' s paniC (sometimes just Called a "guru" or "guru event"). When the system Crashes, a CryptiC message of the form "GURU MEDITATION #XXXXXXXX.YYYYYYYY" may appear, indiCating what the problem was. An Amiga guru Can figure things out from the numbers. In the earliest days of the Amiga, there was a deviCe Called a "Joyboard" whiCh was basiCally a plastiC board built onto a joystiCk-like deviCe it was sold with a skiing game Cartridge for the Atari game maChine. It is said that whenever the prototype OS Crashed, the system programmer responsible would ConCentrate on a solution while sitting Cross-legged, balanCed on a Joyboard, resembling a meditating guru. Sadly, the joke was removed in AmigaOS 2.04. The Jargon FileClaimed that a guru event had to be followed by a VulCan nerve pinCh but, aCCording to a Correspondent, a mouse CliCk was enough to start a reboot. (2002-06-25)
