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   Message 846 of 1,530   
   Tony Langdon to John Riley   
   Re: HCF Halt and Catch Fire   
   17 May 20 14:06:00   
   
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   -=> On 05-16-20 09:52, John Riley wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    TL> I had heard that the originel Intel 4004 had a HCF instruction that   
    TL> effectively shorted +5V to GND via the CPU, letting the magic smoke out.   
      
    JR> Ah, never heard of it being on the 4004.   
      
   I heard it many years afo, while I was at university, I believe (i.e. before   
   the Internet), but there are references on the Internet, though none I'd call   
   clearly verifiable.   
      
      
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