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There was also that 4k block of memory at $C000. It was in between the ROM blocks, and by default it was totally unused. Basic couldn't utilize it, but in asse
by pacificmint 1y ago
There was also that 4k block of memory at $C000. It was in between the ROM blocks, and by default it was totally unused.
Basic couldn't utilize it, but in assembly it was a great area of extra memory, and you could use it without even switching the ROMs off.
- anyfoo 1y agoYep! For those reasons, it was more or less the "default" target for assembly programs without special requirements. So much so that even as a child I knew "SYS49152" ($C000 in decimal) by heart.
- ako 1y agoBasic interpreter used $a000 to $c000 if I remember correctly, and screen buffer characters was at $400. If you didn’t need to display anything you could use it for something else.