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From: "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: except what, is Vax addressing sane today
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On 9/23/2024 5:43 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:45:28 +0200, Terje Mathisen wrote:
> 
>>> There were instructions like "Divide or
>>> Halt" which stopped the computer with an error light on a zero divide.
>>
>> Sort of like "Halt_And_Catch_Fire"?
> 
> Imagine if it was a design feature that, if the error light came on too
> much, it would overheat and set the machine on fire? ;)
> 
> Would that encourage programmers to have fewer bugs in their
> programs ... ?
> 
> “The explosions will continue until morale improves.”

Hummm.. Our missile software keeps making the warhead explode when they 
are too far away from a target in order to cause marked damage?