Started the section on the supported interrupts just to get a few thoughts down.

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+\chapter{Interrupts}
+Interrupts are signals sent to the processor via the I/O pin, software interrupt (via the \ref{int} instruction) or by the processor detecting a fault (divide by zero for instance). When an interrupt occurs the processor will index the Interrupt Vector Table whose location is provided by the livt \ref{livt} instruction.
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+\paragraph{Unknown Opcode} Interrupt 0. Pushes status flags and clears interrupts.
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+\paragraph{Divide by Zero} Interrupt 1. Pushes status flags and clears interrupts.
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+\paragraph{INT 2-31} Reserved for future use.
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+\paragraph{INT 32-255} Open to be used by software services.