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 Message 832 
 John Riley to August Abolins 
 Re: HCF Halt and Catch Fire 
 13 May 20 13:05:23 
 
TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A45
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 AA> instruction Halt and Catch Fire (HCF), the execution of which would
 AA> cause the computer's central processing unit to stop working (catch fire

Yep, specifically on the 6800 series CPU's.

 AA> Has anyone else here seen it?

Just starting watching it again during my morning excercises :)

Cheers
J

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