[geeks] OSX reminding me of windows?

[Rob Fielding]

Thomas Gallaway wrote:
> Talking about switch. I do not know if it is only me or if it is my 
> hardware. Since I got this
> powerbook G4 laptop it keeps on crapping out on me and random 
> applications just keep
> on crashing. I have since then reinstalled OSX 3 times and now the 
> machine is up that
> safari crashes when you sneeze at it. Anybody have the same problems? I 
> must say I
> also have all kinds of applications installed like developement kit and 
> X11 for OSX plus
> other stuff but it is not running. Btw I talked to apple on the phone 
> too and they had me
> do all kinds of funky stuff like reset power management but that did not 
> help it. I am
> thinking of sending the machine back to apple cause as far as I can 
> recall OSX should
> not crash that much right?

You're right it shouldn't.

Sounds more like dodgy RAM. Have you tried reseating your RAM? Pitty I don't 
think there's an extended memory tester like memtest86 for none x86 machines.


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