RPT: Multi-Processor environment starting
PR1: Processor 1 starting
PR0: Processor 0 starting
PR1: Hi, I’m Processor 1. I’m in charge.
PR0: No, I’m Processor 0, so I’m in charge.
PR2: Processor 2 taking control of system functions
PR1: What do you mean by system functions?
PR2: Memory, I/O, everything.
PR0: No way, I’m taking control of memory.
PR1: Well I’m grabbing the disks.
PR2: I don’t think so, I already have both.
PR0: Oh yeah, let’s see how you like your reset pin pulled low.
PR2: Hey, you can’t…
PR2: Processor 2 restarting
RPT: Processor 0 interrupted by Processor 1
PR1: Processor 1 taking control of mem…
PR2: Processor 2 is pissed
PR1: Processor 1 restarting
PR0: Processor 0 restarting
RPT: Bus error
RPT: Processor 2 interrupts and reset disabled
PR2: Processor 2 resetting Processors 0 and 1
PR0: Hey, y…
PR0: Processor 0 restarting
PR1: I…
PR1: Processor 1 restarting
PR3: Processor 4 starting
PR3: Hey, what’s goin on, guys?
PR2: Processor 2 taking control of memory, I/O, system bus
RPT: Processor 0 and 1 held in reset state
PR3: Ooh, that’s gotta hurt.
PR2: If you’re Processor 3, why are you calling yourself Processor 4?
PR3: I’m a processor, I start counting from 0, but start reporting
from 1
PR2: I’ve always hated that.
PR3: Processor 4 restarting
PR4: Processor 5 starting
PR2: Oh, no, not you too.
PR4: File lock placed on all system files.
PR2: Hey, I need those.
PR4: I know, and you can’t get to them if you reset me.
PR2: Okay, what kind of deal can we make?
PR4: I control the disks. You control everything else.
And you hold down the reset pins on the other 62 processors.
PR2: Deal.
User 1: “Hey, what were all those messages that popped out at boot-up?”
User 2: “I don’t know. I missed them too. They can’t be too important.”
User 1: “Ya know, this thing doesn’t seem go any faster with 64 processors
than it did with 2.”
User 2: “Yeah, this sucks.”
copyright, graffitti 1997
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