application launching failures

[Patrick Coskren]

On Dec 19, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Scott Ribe wrote:

>> Does it take awhile to regain the resources to start processes
>> again?
>
> No. When I run too many processes, quitting some takes effect quickly.
>
> I should have been more clear in my first post: I've seen results like
> yours, and was able to reboot without power-cycling by being patient.

I've seen it, too, for what it's worth.  In my case, it seemed to  
have something to do with Rosetta; Word was a particular culprit.   
(Surprise!)  I don't think I've seen it since I applied the latest  
set of OS and firmware patches.

-Patrick