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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 68k word-alignment penalty?
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Date: Wed, 1-Apr-87 21:57:55 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  1 21:57:55 1987
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In an article Matt Dillon writes:
> I have never heard of a 68000 OS which allows byte bounded word or
> long operations by installing an exception handler.  Can Anybody
> site any by name?

An odd address trap is just like a bus error as far as restartablity
is concerned.  Only a fool would try it on anything earlier than
the 68010.  On the other hand, there are a lot of fools...
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