>> 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?
I've tried the HCF instruction on my 6502-based heathkit electronics
trainer (ET-????) It was neat to watch the address lines increment
and wrap... But although I ran it for a long time, it didn't
catch fire...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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Received on Thu Oct 08 1998 - 21:46:14 BST