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From: haynes@ucscc.UCSC.EDU (Jim Haynes)
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Subject: Re: Looking for Computer Folklore
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Date: 11 Feb 89 05:31:09 GMT
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In article <1690@ssc.UUCP> markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes:
>Er, Halt and Catch Fire (as I remember it) came from the days when
>people were delving into the undocumented opcodes...

Well, there was an article in Datamation in the mid 60s that was the first
I remember seeing of lists of funny instruction mnemonics.  But it was
probably years in gathering.

HCF Halt and Catch Fire
BST Backspace and Stretch Tape
XPI Execute Programmer Immediately
ACA Add and Clear Accumulator

are a few of the ones I remember.  Now in the Burroughs B6500 there are
a couple that are for real -
WHOI - read processor identification register
HEYU - interrupt all processors


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