[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] Unexpected SW interrupt 06... WHAT?!??!

mhorne@ka7axd.TV.TEK.COM (Mike Horne) (02/08/91)

Unexpected SW interrupt 06 at 1E9C:08E7.  Type (R)eboot, other keys to continue

I've recently encountered this error message when running certain software.
Could some brave soul in-the-know tell me what software vector 6 is typically
used for?  This error message came from deep within the bowels of the BIOS,
which implies that my software is trying to execute a software interrupt
(number 6, to be exact) that isn't initialized to point to any routine
(other than the catch-all BIOS bomb vector).

Please e-mail as soon as possible (I'm not monitoring this newsgroup).
Thanks in advance!!!

Mike
mhorne@ka7axd.tv.tek.com
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