17.3.W  'W' Instructions 

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17.3.W  'W' Instructions 

WAIT -- Wait until BUSY# Pin is Inactive (HIGH)

Opcode   Instruction   Clocks     Description

9B       WAIT          6 min.     Wait until BUSY pin is inactive (HIGH)

Description

WAIT suspends execution of 80386 instructions until the BUSY# pin is
inactive (high). The BUSY# pin is driven by the 80287 numeric processor
extension.

Flags Affected

None

Protected Mode Exceptions

#NM if the task-switched flag in the machine status word (the lower 16 bits
of register CR0) is set; #MF if the ERROR# input pin is asserted (i.e., the
80287 has detected an unmasked numeric error)

Real Address Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in Protected Mode

Virtual 8086 Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in Protected Mode

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