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#12411 - Mon Jul 17 2000 03:09 PM Computer Term?
TexasJoe Multiloquent Registered: Tue Oct 05 1999 Posts: 3171 Loc: Plano, Texas	Does anyone know of a computer term for: The grinding noise a computer makes when it is 'thinking' (when the magnet is reading the hard disc.) _________________________ In The Neighborhood? houseofproctor.com .. Say Hello! ~~~ A Journey To A Thousand Websites Begins With The First Click ~~~
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#12412 - Tue Jul 18 2000 05:33 PM Re: Computer Term?
Jabberwock Prolific Registered: Sat Apr 29 2000 Posts: 1173 Loc: Vancouver Canada	A friend from my online clan (good ol Diablo days sigh) said this Thrashing Another posted a follow-up saying "Thrashing is most often a reference to constant swapping due to lack of memory, but it's correct."
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#12413 - Tue Jul 18 2000 11:22 PM Re: Computer Term?
TexasJoe Multiloquent Registered: Tue Oct 05 1999 Posts: 3171 Loc: Plano, Texas	Appreciate that. Passin' on to Newsletter subscriber... _________________________ In The Neighborhood? houseofproctor.com .. Say Hello! ~~~ A Journey To A Thousand Websites Begins With The First Click ~~~
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#12414 - Wed Jul 19 2000 08:09 AM Re: Computer Term?
Jabberwock Prolific Registered: Sat Apr 29 2000 Posts: 1173 Loc: Vancouver Canada	Hey TJ, are you aware that you "passed it on" to me? It looks like you might have accidently confused me (the respondant) with someone else (the poser of the question) ? Just checkin
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