Scott Touchton <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:

> goto  $ + 1
>
> Basically, I am confused as to what the $ represents.

Scott:

The "$" represents the address of the current instruction.  "GOTO $",
therefore, is an infinite loop.

"GOTO $+1" has the same effect as a NOP... EXCEPT that it takes two
instruction cycles instead of one, so it's a more-compact way to
build small delays.

-Andy

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