NAME

       bsod - Blue Screen of Death emulator

SYNOPSIS

       bsod  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--foreground  color]  [--background  color]  [--window] [--root]
       [--window-id number][--mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--delay seconds] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

       The bsod program is the finest in personal computer emulation.

       bsod steps through a set of screens, each one a recreation of a different failure mode  of  an  operating
       system.   Systems  depicted include Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, MS-DOS, AmigaDOS 1.3, Linux, SCO
       UNIX, BSD UNIX, HPUX, Solaris, Tru64, VMS, HVX/GCOS6, IBM OS/390, OS/2, MacOS (MacsBug,  Bomb,  Sad  Mac,
       and OSX), Atari ST, Apple ][+, VMware and NCD X Terminals.

OPTIONS

       bsod accepts the following options:

       --window
               Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

       --root  Draw on the root window.

       --window-id number
               Draw on the specified window.

       --mono  If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       --install
               Install a private colormap for the window.

       --visual visual
               Specify  which  visual  to  use.   Legal  values are the name of a visual class, or the id number
               (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

       --delay delay
               The duration each crash-mode is displayed before selecting another.

       --only which
               Tell it to run only one mode, e.g., --only HPUX.

       --fps   Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

ENVIRONMENT

       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
               to get the  name  of  a  resource  file  that  overrides  the  global  resources  stored  in  the
               RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
               The window ID to use with --root.

X RESOURCES

       Notable  X  resources  supported include the following, which control which hacks are displayed and which
       aren't.  doWindows, doNT, doWin2K, doWin10, doRansomware,  doAmiga,  doMac,  doMac1,  doMacsBug,  doMacX,
       doSCO,  doAtari,  doBSD,  doLinux,  doSparcLinux, doHPPALinux, doBlitDamage, doSolaris, doHPUX, doApple2,
       doOS390, doTru64, doVMS, doMSDOS, doOS2, doHVX,  doVMware,  and  doATM.   Each  of  these  is  a  Boolean
       resource,  they  all default to true, except for doAtari, doBSD, doSparcLinux, and doHPPALinux, which are
       turned off by default, because they're really not all that interesting looking unless  you're  a  fan  of
       those systems.

       There are command-line options for all of these: e.g., --bsd, --no-bsd.  (Also note the --only option.)

BUGS

       Unlike the systems being simulated, bsod does not require a reboot after running.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

TRADEMARKS

       Microsoft  Windows,  Microsoft  Windows  95,  and  Microsoft  Windows NT are all registered trademarks of
       Microsoft Corporation.  Apple Macintosh is  a  registered  trademark  of  Apple  Computer.   Amiga  is  a
       registered  trademark of Amiga International, Inc.  Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems.  HP-UX is
       a trademark of HP Hewlett Packard Group LLC.  Nvidia  is  a  tradmark  of  Nvidia  Corporation.   VMS  is
       probably  a  trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.  Atari ST is probably a trademark, too, but it's
       hard to tell who owns it.  SCO is probably still a trademark of somebody these days, I guess.  Linux is a
       registered  trademark  of  Linus  Torvalds,  but  it  isn't  his fault. OS/2 is a registered trademark of
       International Business Machines Corporation. VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc.  Android is
       a trademark of Google LLC. GladOS is a trademark of Aperture Science Incorporated.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  1998-2022  by  Jamie  Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this
       software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,  provided  that  the  above
       copyright  notice  appear  in  all  copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice
       appear in supporting documentation.  No representations are made about the suitability of  this  software
       for  any  purpose.   It  is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.  No animals were harmed
       during the testing of these simulations.  Always mount a scratch monkey.

AUTHOR

       Concept cribbed from Stephen Martin <smartin@mks.com>.  This version is by Jamie Zawinski  <jwz@jwz.org>,
       with contributions from many others.