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From: 451061@UOTTAWA.BITNET (Valentin Pepelea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: software "exceptions"
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Date: 3 Aug 89 02:53:34 GMT
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"Frank J. Edwards" <crash@ckctpa.uucp> writes in message <143@ckctpa.UUCP>

> I've been trying to use the Amiga's signalling system to cause an
> "exception" (thats CBM's term, not Motorola's).

Actually, CBM's term is Software Interrupt last time I checked.

> Perhaps someone can shed some light on why my exception handler
> doesn't work.

I can't, but I'm sure that Carl Sassenrath, the Exec's chief designer can.
He has published a book called "Guru's Guide #1: Interrupts". A must-have
for hackers like you. Look in a recent Amiga Whirled for an ad in the
classifieds section.

Valentin
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