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Halt and Catch Fire

The article traces the origin of the computing phrase 'Halt and Catch Fire' (HCF) from engineering humor and IBM System/360 hardware issues to specific undocumented opcodes in the Motorola 6800 processor documented in 1977.

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May 17, 2026, 2:16 AM
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May 17, 2026, 12:07 PM

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Halt and Catch FireHCFComputing HistoryUndocumented OpcodesMachine CodeProcessor BugsMotorola 6800Engineering Humor

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Halt and Catch Fire

May 17, 2026, 2:16 AM

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