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Re^2: Frivolous function namesby davies (Prior) |
on May 20, 2005 at 12:34 UTC ( [id://458944]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
IIRC, some of the old 68xx processors had undefined opcodes. Most of these were effectively NOP, but at least one sent the processor into a mad series of loops,and could be stopped only by powering the machine down. I always heard it called "HCF", standing for "Halt and Catch Fire". I never saw it for myself, but it had its fifteen minutes of fame. Regards, John Davies
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