From: "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <cp1v45 AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How to reset machnie using pointers?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:42:05 -0400
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Matej wrote:

> int main()
> {
>     int* i;
>     i = (int*)0x0;
>     *i = 1;
>
>     return(0);
> }
>
> What's wrong with this? Isn't the data to reset at number 0x0???

    I think your thinking of some other platform.  On an intel machine,
there are 2 ways to reset the machine, the easiest is:

asm("int 0x19");

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     -Rolf Campbell (39)3-6318