Re: LF: Errors
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Re: LF: Errors
Because you might by some error write to a space in mem where your
instructions. are stored. Or you might make a branch to some crazy
address. In assembly language there is no points for second best.
Michael Nielsen
mal@dit.ou.dk
On Thu, 28 Nov 1996, Ed Plese, Jr. wrote:
> I was working on a program today and yesterday that would generate a
> random landscape. It compiles fine, but it always locks up and comes
> up with an Illegal Instruction of Address Error and the calc freezes.
> I don't know why either of these comes up. How can it be executing
> an illegal instruction when it compiles fine? I looked at the code
> and it doesn't jump to anyother addresses or anything, to cause an
> Illegal Instruction error. Does anyone know what's wrong?
>
> Also, after locking up my calc many times, I found that the best way
> to reset it is to hold down [ON] and while still holding [ON], take
> out one of the batteries and then put it back in. Then let go of
> [ON] and the calc is reset. It hasn't failed me yet!
>
> -Ed
>
References:
- LF: Errors
- From: Ed Plese, Jr. <eplese@igs1.lnd.com>