[SGVLUG] The tangential flogging continues (was: bit order (was Linux based web-server appliance))

Dustin Laurence dustin at laurences.net
Thu May 25 00:36:11 PDT 2006


On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 05:43:39PM -0700, TOM EMERSOM wrote:
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^
Um, Tom?  It's bad form to misspell your own name....

> Most searches for "core memory, halt instruction, fire" returns a list
> of "truly useful opcodes", which in turn reference the opcode HCF --
> Halt and Catch Fire -- Given the bit of lore above, I'd imagine there is
> an element of truth to the origin of that opcode...

Hmm, I remember it as "Hang and catch fire."

> The closest I got to this, however, was this page:

Nice links.

Dustin
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