Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!vecpyr!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!myers From: myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Latitudinarian Lobster) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Bizarre Code Message-ID: <1404@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 08:07:56 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1404 Posted: Fri Aug 16 08:07:56 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 02:22:16 EDT References: <462@moncol.UUCP> <638@mit-vax.UUCP> Organization: Ken Kopp's Fresh Seafood Tank Lines: 15 > In article <462@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes: > >What is the most bizarre line/piece of code you have seen in a production > >program? > Well, this isn't from a production program, but it is a rather cute 2 line assembly program for the IBM 1130 (Marietta College had one in 1977 that had 8K of core memory): LD * STO * The memory was wrap around, so this program would keep storing the store instruction in the word next to be executed. Made the pretty lights blink for a LONG time.