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	Atari BOMBS and ERROR Explanations
	Have you ever wondered what these cryptic messages or little bombs meant? The following is an OFFICIAL list of the errors that could appear while you are operating your ST computer. Do you ever watch DEMO's?? Which category are you in? (see under DEMOS).

List of GEM ERROR messages :

ERROR CODE

DESCRIPTION

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
32
33
34
35
36
37
39
40
46
49
64
65
66

OK (no error)
Fundamental error
Drive not ready
Unknown command
CRC error
Bad request
Seek error
Unknown media
Sector not found
No paper
Write fault
Read fault
General error
Write protect
Media change
Unknown device
Bad sectors on format
Insert other disk
Invalid function number
File not found
Path not found
No handles left
Access denied
Invalid handle
Insufficient memory
Invalid memory block address
Invalid drive specified
No more files
Range error
Internal error
Invalid program load format

The bombs that appear on your screen are error messages from the 68000 micro-processor.

List of BOMB ERRORS (a crash!):

# Bombs

Description

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16-23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32-47
48-63
64-255

Reset: Initial PC2
Bus Error
Address Error
Illegal Instruction
Zero Divide
CHK Instruction
TRAPV Instruction
Privilege Violation
Trace
Line 1010 Emulator
Line 1111 Emulator
[unassigned, reserved]
[unassigned, reserved]
Format Error
Uninitialized Interrupt Vector
[unassigned, reserved]
Spurious Interrupt
Level 1 Interrupt Autovector
Level 2 Interrupt Autovector
Level 3 Interrupt Autovector
Level 4 Interrupt Autovector
Level 5 Interrupt Autovector
Level 6 Interrupt Autovector
Level 7 Interrupt Autovector
Trap Instruction Vectors
[unassigned, reserved]
User Interrupt Vectors

PS. If you see more than 255 bombs.....
Your computer is:-- well and truly FUCKED!! (exuse my French)

DEMOS

How to show aSTounding demos to humans

First, get some really great ST demos (more on this later). Then, boot them up and show them to
anyone who wanders into the room.You'll quickly discover that each person falls into one of four categories:

1. The Uninterested

These people are the hardest to understand. They will stare blankly at the most spectacular demo and,
say "Oh, that's very nice", but all the while they are thinking to themselves, "What's all the fuss? I've seen
better pictures on Saturday morning cartoon shows and in comic books". The Uninterested,being
uninterested, have no desire to understand what it takes for a computer to display a picture file
They're not interested in learning about pixels.

2. Latent Compufreaks

These are possibly the most frustrating. They have the potential of becoming technomaniacs, but they
never give into it. They are impressed with EVERYTHING you show them. According to them, they
don't have the time/money to "get into" computers. The truth is they're afraid of getting sucked into
something that'll squeeze them dry. They're like latent alcoholics who are afraid to take that first drink.

3. Generic Computerists

These people just love computers of any kind. They politely sit there watching your ST go through
its paces, but no matter how impressed they are, they won't take action. The truth is that they
missed the boat when they chose to ignore the ST in favor of a lesser computer. And now it's
too late for them. They have their pride, though. They use the word "wonderful" a lot.

4. ST Supremacists

The best audience for a new ST demo is another ST fanatic. ST fanatics absolutely love demos. Most often,
they understand what the computer is doing. If they don't understand, they want to understand. Boot up a new
demo in front of an ST Supremacist and watch his/her jaw drop. A group of ST Supremacists watching a new
demo makes a strange sound, kind of like the sound people make when watching fireworks at the start of a
new summer (true awe). After they've seen the demo, they won't stop talking about it until the next
aSTounding demo comes down the ol' RS-232

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