Why not a yellow screen of death

[TEH BABA]

White hex on yellow.

 

[Meredith]

White hex on yellow.

Trying to blind people?

 

[backstept]

well it would be insanely difficult to read . . .

 

[trekkiedane]

White hex on yellow.

I remember back when all monitors where green on green -apparently a lot of people found that a strain on the eyes and the industry created something new: yellow on brown; better on the eyes with pee on poop-colours. (showing my age much )

With colour monitors that all changed of course. The death-screen is (afaik) blue b/c it's a soothing colour.

 

[Lindley]

The death-screen is (afaik) blue b/c it's a soothing colour.

Maybe it used to be.

 

[drasche]

In case you're not happy with the BSOD colors, you can always change them

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I remember back when all monitors where green on green -apparently a lot of people found that a strain on the eyes and the industry created something new: yellow on brown;

Ah yes - "amber screen" monitors.

 

[M'Sharak]

I remember back when all monitors where green on green -apparently a lot of people found that a strain on the eyes and the industry created something new: yellow on brown;

Ah yes - "amber screen" monitors.

Those didn't last long, did they?

 

[ITL]

I remember amber screen monitors - the IT center I was studying at in the late 80's had some Apricot (remember those?) computers with amber screen monitors.

 

[TerriO]

Because "BSOD" sounds so much better than "YSOD"?

I actually agree with the notion that they wanted it to be readable.

 

[TEH BABA]

This i sbaba's idea of fun sociological experiment on masses.

 

[John Picard]

I vote for a Fuscia Screen of Death.

 

[msbae]

How about a BSOD that doesn't make the software look like something that was written in the 1980's using BASIC? That could be cool...

Also, White text on a blue background tends to strain the eyes. Why not black text on a white background or vice versa? Those color combinations work for other forms of media.

 

[John Picard]

Pink text on a green background.

 

[Rii]

White text on a blue background tends to strain the eyes.

Good thing that isn't the default Windows colour scheme, then.

 

[M'Sharak]

I remember amber screen monitors - the IT center I was studying at in the late 80's had some Apricot (remember those?) computers with amber screen monitors.

I remember that they existed, but I don't think I ever met one. Not sure they made it over here in any great numbers.

 

[ITL]

I never used them - they were on reception desks and suchlike. I have no idea what software they ran on them....

We were in the room with many non-Windows 286's (Oh! The POWER!) and a network of smug-looking Macs in the corner tempting us with their fancy GUI's....

 

[Jadzia]

The death-screen is (afaik) blue b/c it's a soothing colour.

I always associated the blue colour with law enforcement, where the blue screen is rather like a police official coming to your house to tell of a fatality. It just seems to make it more formal and official.

 

[trekkiedane]

Also, White text on a blue background tends to strain the eyes. Why not black text on a white background or vice versa? Those color combinations work for other forms of media.

-As long as those other forms of media are printed -and not being shown on a monitor…

 

[Squiggy]

Who still gets a BSOD? I mean honestly.