Abstract: A holder for holding a limited number of golf clubs, less than a full standard set of clubs, in an organized way. The holder may comprise three manually assembled snap fit components including two end plates and a central shaft which spans and connects the two end plates. Each end plate may be identical to the other, having a plurality of recesses located about its periphery, for receiving the shafts of golf clubs in releasable snap fit fashion. The end plates and their recesses are arranged so that the golf clubs are held parallel to one another and to the central shaft of the holder. The central shaft may be contoured to include finger grips for example, thereby serving as a handle for grasping the holder both alone and also with golf clubs retained thereon.

Abstract: A holder for holding a limited number of golf clubs, less than a full standard set of clubs, in an organized way. The holder may comprise three manually assembled snap fit components including two end plates and a central shaft which spans and connects the two end plates. Each end plate may be identical to the other, having a plurality of recesses located about its periphery, for receiving the shafts of golf clubs in releasable snap fit fashion. The end plates and their recesses are arranged so that the golf clubs are held parallel to one another and to the central shaft of the holder. The central shaft may be contoured to include finger grips for example, thereby serving as a handle for grasping the holder both alone and also with golf clubs retained thereon.

Abstract: A holder for holding a limited number of golf clubs, less than a full standard set of clubs, in an organized way. The holder may comprise three manually assembled snap fit components including two end plates and a central shaft which spans and connects the two end plates. Each end plate may be identical to the other, having a plurality of recesses located about its periphery, for receiving the shafts of golf clubs in releasable snap fit fashion. The end plates and their recesses are arranged so that the golf clubs are held parallel to one another and to the central shaft of the holder. The central shaft may be contoured to include finger grips for example, thereby serving as a handle for grasping the holder both alone and also with golf clubs retained thereon.

Abstract: A flexible arrangement allows a single arrangement of Ethernet channel adapter (ECA) hardware functions to appear as needed to conform to various operating system deployment models. A PCI interface presents a logical model of virtual devices appropriate to the relevant operating system. Mapping parameters and values are associated with the packet streams to allow the packet streams to be properly processed according to the presented logical model and needed operations. Mapping occurs at both the host side and at the network side to allow the multiple operations of the ECA to be performed while still allowing proper delivery at each interface.

Abstract: An application watchdog, comprising a dedicated watchdog counter in the hardware layer and a watchdog driver operating in the kernel mode layer of the computer operating system. The driver comprises a system thread configured to monitor a plurality of designated user applications operating in the user mode of the operating system and a message passing interface for receiving periodic signals from each of the user applications. The driver also uses an interface for transmitting timer reset commands to the dedicated watchdog counter. If the system thread receives a message from each of the designated user applications within an allotted period of time, the watchdog driver sends a timer reset command to the dedicated watchdog counter. Otherwise, the dedicated watchdog counter fails to receive the reset command and subsequently issues a system reset command. Early warning signals may be issued prior to system reset to alert system management.

Abstract: A software implementation of an application watchdog, comprising a restart service operating in the user mode and a watchdog driver operating in the kernel mode of a computer operating system. The driver incorporates a system thread configured to monitor a plurality of user applications operating in the user mode. The driver provides a first IOCTL signal interface for communicating control signals between the watchdog driver and one of the user applications and a second IOCTL signal interface for communicating control signals between the watchdog driver and the restart service. A communication interface exists for coordinating timer events with the operating system scheduler. If the system thread does not receive a message from one of said applications within an allotted period of time, the timer event alerts the watchdog driver that the allotted time has elapsed and the watchdog driver signals the restart service to restart that application.

Abstract: A computer system includes a microprocessor, a storage device, and a system memory. The storage device is accessible by the microprocessor. The system memory is accessible by the microprocessor and adapted to store data. The data includes operating system software. The operating system software, when executed by the microprocessor, is adapted to detect an error condition, and in response to the error condition, read at least a portion of the data stored in the system memory, compress the portion to generate compressed data, and store the compressed data on the storage device. A method for responding to an unrecoverable error in a computer system includes identifying the unrecoverable error and reading at least a first portion of the data stored in a memory device of the computer system. The first portion is compressed to generate compressed data, and the compressed data is stored on a storage device of the computer system.

Abstract: An application watchdog, comprising a dedicated watchdog counter in the hardware layer and a watchdog driver operating in the kernel mode layer of the computer operating system. The driver comprises a system thread configured to monitor a plurality of designated user applications operating in the user mode of the operating system and a message passing interface for receiving periodic signals from each of the user applications. The driver also uses an interface for transmitting timer reset commands to the dedicated watchdog counter. If the system thread receives a message from each of the designated user applications within an allotted period of time, the watchdog driver sends a timer reset command to the dedicated watchdog counter. Otherwise, the dedicated watchdog counter fails to receive the reset command and subsequently issues a system reset command. Early warning signals may be issued prior to system reset to alert system management.

Abstract: A storage shelving module preferably expandable in three dimensions so as to vary the size and capacity of the module without the need to supplement or replace component parts. The module includes first and second frame sub-assemblies, each of which includes four telescoping elements. Each telescoping element defines horizontally and vertically extending leg members. Each of the horizontally extending legs defined by a telescoping element in each of the two sub-assemblies is disposed in a telescopic relationship with another horizontally extending leg in the same sub-assembly and the vertically extending legs in the first sub-assembly are disposed in telescopic relationship with the vertically extending legs in the second sub-assembly.

Abstract: A software implementation of an application watchdog, comprising a restart service operating in the user mode and a watchdog driver operating in the kernel mode of a computer operating system. The driver incorporates a system thread configured to monitor a plurality of user applications operating in the user mode. The driver provides a first IOCTL signal interface for communicating control signals between the watchdog driver and one of the user applications and a second IOCTL signal interface for communicating control signals between the watchdog driver and the restart service. A communication interface exists for coordinating timer events with the operating system scheduler. If the system thread does not receive a message from one of said applications within an allotted period of time, the timer event alerts the watchdog driver that the allotted time has elapsed and the watchdog driver signals the restart service to restart that application.