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From: freek@fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk)
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Subject: Count Zero Interrupt
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Date: 6 Nov 90 12:29:56 GMT
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What is a "Count Zero Interrupt"?  Gibson says: "On receiving an
interrupt, decrement the counter to zero".  What does this mean?
On which machine(s) is this interrupt present?

Freek "the Pistol Major" Wiedijk                      E-mail: freek@fwi.uva.nl
#P:+/ = #+/P?*+/ = i<<*+/P?*+/ = +/i<<**P?*+/ = +/(i<<*P?)*+/ = +/+/(i<<*P?)**