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From: paul@deadpup.UUCP (paul)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for computer folklore
Message-ID: <164@deadpup.UUCP>
Date: 22 Feb 89 06:53:00 GMT
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In article <8902210810.AA26436@MATH.Tau.Ac.IL>, finkel@TAURUS.BITNET writes:
> About 5 years ago, I've seen a humorous article about a new '6502 cooprocessor'
> called the 7801, that has many new 'interesting' instructions such as:
> 
> Stop for Coffee Break - SCB
> Branch if Power Off - BPO
> I don't remember the exact mnnemonics used, but I thin you all got the idea.

I had the chance to make an aquaintence with someone who was carrying about
a set of opcodes for a "new processor chip" that went along such lines. My
personal favorite was:

	RPA	Rotate Pin Assignment

the things they're doing with hardware these days :-).

Paul J. Mech
oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU!deadpup!paul