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- From: kls@argus.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Karl L. Swartz)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.misc,alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: Re: what is halt_and_catch_fire?
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- Date: 27 Aug 92 02:05:41 GMT
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- In article <25125@castle.ed.ac.uk> ercm20@festival.ed.ac.uk (Sam Wilson) writes:
- >Since no one seems to be able to come up with a definitive list, here is
- >one that hangs around on our machines.
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- Nice list, but I'm amazed that it doesn't have my favorite:
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- FCB - flip coin and branch
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- I also didn't see
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- RLP - rewind line printer
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