Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

tanked
     
        1.  Same as {down}, used primarily by {Unix} hackers.
     
        See also {hosed}.
     
        2. Popularised as a synonym for "drunk" by Steve Dallas in the
        late lamented "Bloom County" comic strip.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1995-02-28)