Date   : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:19:37 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Free Stuff Tranche III [Results]

On 09/08/2010 22:25, Mark Haysman wrote:

> It's not a prema-death, but:
> !&287=&EC004C
>
> And a break, will make a Model B go berzerk, and you can't get out of it
> unless you turn it off.

Mmm, BREAK handler code (a JMP) becomes...

JMP &EC00 ?

That's an invalid location bang-smack in the middle of the sound 
interrupt code. Why there?

Or am I reading this backwards, in which case it is CPX &4C00!


Wouldn't it be more appropriate just to poke in JSR &0287 at set it to a 
never-ending loop?


> One of the few things that I learnt at school that I actually remember!

I like how it doesn't take effect until I reboot...


Best wishes,

Rick.

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