[This is a partial response to Valerio, whose note came only to me by
mistake. I expect he'll be sending it out again shortly.]
> >Also, there is the problem of how to correctly restore the frame buffer
crash: v.i. (1) to fail catastrophically in such a way
as to corrupt user data, (2) a system feature that is
now obsolete, but was strongly supported by
Windows, (3) what happens after you come off
the type of drugs that Windows users must
take to ward off chronic pain.
Seriously, though, it's an issue. A system works only in the cases you can
anticipate, and then only if you bother.
> when
> >some idiot swaps out the video card.
>
> probably the system crashes? :-)