The error screen known as the BSOD is undergoing a radical change, and while it’s a nice idea, I fear it could confuse more people than it helps.

(2) A computer terminal that displays green characters on a dark background ... the character-based green screen gave way to the graphics-based interfaces of Windows and Mac.

sad-faced “:(“ symbol that displayed on the screen. The new, dark green screen is largely plain and displays the sentence, “Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart,” followed ...