8 Oct
1998
8 Oct
'98
10:35 a.m.
On 8 Oct 1998, Eric Smith wrote:
This function is intended for manufacturing test, and
is more commonly known
an HCF (Halt and Catch Fire). A few years ago there was a flame war on
alt.folklore.computers where moron was trying to convince everyone that if
you left the 6502 running this instruction, your CPU would literally heat
Does anybody know what system is referenced in the Jargon File under HCF
as the one that could burn up its bus lines if the processor were given
the HCF instruction?
ok
r.