topic Re: Unusual error message in Operating System - OpenVMS

Unusual error message

Richard W Hunt — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:20:00 GMT

I ran across this error code sort of by accident. I'll let you see it for yourself rather than try to explain the accident. On OpenVMS 7.3-2, issue this command:

$ write sys$output f$message( 2929 )

That is DECIMAL 2929, not HEX. Tell me what it means.

Re: Unusual error message

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:44:11 GMT

Monthy Python phrase. As old as the hovercraft itself. And a discussion ...

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1133539

Wim

Re: Unusual error message

Hoff — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:50:42 GMT

An engineer by the name of Mark added that message. If you upgrade, Mark left an additional (obvious) easter egg in SSDEF in newer OpenVMS versions. Poke around for some of my HP-vintage OpenVMS presentations and you'll find these and some other easter eggs listed.

Re: Unusual error message

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:30:01 GMT

Don't try this at work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ve37gVwxw

Note that Cleese is now 69 !

Wim