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From: MKrigel.ES@XEROX.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Weird opcodes
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Date: Thu, 12-Jul-84 08:22:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 12 08:22:00 1984
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HALT AND BRANCH?


Actually the halt and branch instruction is common to many computers.
It is used to set a primative break point (obviously); kinda' like a
forced program PAUSE.   I have the same instruction on a couple of
mini-computers at work.  It is vary handy when the operator must put
some information into the switch register of a computer and somehow
signal the CPU to continue processing.

Marc