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- From: gnb@duke.bby.com.au (Gregory N. Bond)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.misc
- Subject: Re: halt and catch fire?
- Message-ID: <GNB.92Aug20122318@duke.bby.com.au>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 02:23:18 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: guy@Auspex.COM's message of 17 Aug 92 22:41:06 GMT
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- >>>>> On 17 Aug 92 22:41:06 GMT, guy@Auspex.COM (Guy Harris) said:
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- Guy> That's because you have an SS2 rather than a 600MP or an SS10.
- Guy> "halt_and_catch_fire" was only in the Sun-4m kernel.
-
- Yes, but what does/did it _do_?
-
- (My favourite is an old kernel on a Pyramid at monash uni that
- reportedly had the following string:
- Danger, Will Robinson, Cosmic Storms Approaching!
- I have no idea what that was for, either.)
-
- Greg.
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