Reply to post: Re: Even the 6502 - The early 16 bit chips like the 68000 had bugs

FYI: Processor bugs are everywhere – just ask Intel and AMD

Loud Speaker

Re: Even the 6502 - The early 16 bit chips like the 68000 had bugs

That was the "Halt and Catch Fire" instruction.

Very useful in military applications where you did not want you software leaking from chips with on board ROM.

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