Chuck Guzis wrote:
  codes.  Inspection of the 808x instruction set
can be very illuminiating,
 particularly when it comes to arcana like which instructions modify (and
 how) the half-carry flag, for example. 
 The "half-carry flag"?  Huh? 
I believe it's a flag indicating a carry from the low nybble to the high
nybble of the accumulator. That is, it indicates a carry out from the low
half of the byte.
It's mainly needed for BCD operations if memory serves.
-tony