Yes, the combo of read/data and poke was the preferred way to combine Basic and assembly on the C64 also. Technical magazines like The Transactor consisted of p

Yes, the combo of read/data and poke was the preferred way to combine Basic and assembly on the C64 also. Technical magazines like The Transactor consisted of program listings that were nothing but these statements and lots of numbers. I believe 169 is LDA, if memory serves...