Michael Lundahl wrote:
> 
> In article <6l8g03$33j$1@oz.aussie.org>,
>         "aardvarko" <aar### [at] geocitiescom> writes:
> >>>Also, the STOP's are a pain. Whenever an app crashes badly, NT generates a
> >>>STOP; just what it sounds like, a STOP halts the operating system and
> >forces
> >>>you to restart.
> >
> >>Not the OS my friend, the _processor_ ;)
> >
> >If it halts the processor. then why does the option "Automatically reboot"
> >in System Properties under "When a STOP message occurs" work?
> >
> >It must be... uh... the FLOPPY DRIVE that automatically reboots it! Yeah! ;)
> 
> Ok, you got me wondering... but... ever heard of the BIOS? ;)
> 
> /Michael

Ancient post, but, as I recall the stop instruction stops the machine
until an EXTERNAL interrupt occurs. Hitting the power or reset button
for one thing. Other hardware events can also unstop the processor.
--min

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