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From beh@bu-pub.bu.edu Sat Dec 16 18:04:36 1989
From: beh@bu-pub.bu.edu (Bruce E. Howells)
Subject: Operator's Opcodes
Sorry, no history on this, but it's been kicking around our IBM 3090 for a
while.
-- Begin included file: buacca.bu.edu:userlib.opasm
Operator's Assembler Instructions
Originally compiled by Dave Campbell.
mnemonic meaning
ab add bug
ac accept compliment
ai add improper
amm add more money
arz add and reset to zero
balo branch and lose output
bbi branch on blinking indicator
bcb blow circuit breakers
bfcb branch on full chip box
bah branch and hang
bahu branch and hang user
betr backspace and eject trapped rodents
bo byte operator
bpo branch and power off
bscr backspace card reader
bsd backspace disk
bspr backspace printer
bsst backspace and stretch tape
bud branch to unknown device
can change account number
cc change channel
cia find head and execute
cll compare logical later
cm circulate memory
cmt compare under masking tape
cob change output to binary
coh change out to hexadecimal
cp circulate pages
css crash and save system (eric special)
cvc convert to chinese
cvm crash vm
cvps crash vps
cvrn convert to roman numerals
da delete account
dac divide and conquer
db disable buzzer
dbcwe disable buzzer and close window early
dcl drop cards and laugh
ddu disconnect dial-up users
dibb divide into bit bucket
do divide and overflow
dup decrease user priority
ec erase card
ed eject disk
edal erase disk and laugh
eoo erase old output
epqj emergency pull and quit job
eard erase and read disk
erom erase read-only memory
exo execute operator
fjpr force john porter and run
fmqg fill message que with garbage
fsra form skip and run away
fuar force users at random
fudt force user and disable terminal
ghcs priveledged instruction only (not for users)
gtp get the point
hcf halt and catch fire
hcu help cute users
hsdpl halt system during peak load
ibpc ignore buzzer and play cards
iibr ignore inquiry and branch
imf ignore message and force
ink i'm not kidding
ipc ignore previous command
irb insert random bug
isc identify strange character
itt increase turnaround time
jcp jam card punch
jcr jam card reader
jpr jam printer
kt knot tape
loc lock operator's console
mdb move and drop bits
mbta never return
mlp multiply and lose precision
mlr move and lose record
mnfa moved no forwarding address
mti make tape invalid
mwc move and warp core
mwwt mount and write wrong tape
mudd mount user on disk drive
obs pad storage with obscenities
ofp override file protect
ot overwrite tape
owau open window and attack users
pcac pick card any card
pfd play frisbee with disk
pmt punch magnetic tape
ps print and smear
pxh punch extra holes
qfp query file and purge
rax huh?
rcsd read card and scramble data
rdc read and drop cards
rip read and interchange parity
rirg read inter-record gap
riv read invalid
rjp read job and purge
rnr read noise record
rpr read printer
rprb read printer and blush
rrp remove ribbon and print
rsc read and shred card
rtb read tape backwards
rwcr rewind card reader
rwj run wrong job
rwtb rewind and break tape
sbta store bus terminal address
sc shuffle cards
sd slip disk
shl search high and low
sic as is
soc space out characters
spss what a joke
srsd seek record and scar disk ('on a clear disk you can seek forever')
ss save system
ssr stop and slice ribbon
sss steal system and sell
ssdb save system and destroy backups
ssj select stacker and jam
stf store twenty-four
tdb transfer and drop bits
trte translate to english
twr translate wrong record
ued update and erase disk
uer update and erase record
uet update and erase tape
vbo vary buzzer offline
vro vary radio offline
vtvo vary tv offline
vuo vary users offline
wdo wash and dry output
wia write in ascii
wtb write tape backwards
wwrl write wrong record length
-- End included file.
Take care-
Bruce Howells, beh@bu-pub.bu.edu | engnbsu@buacca (BITNet)
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