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|    Re: Why $0401, $0801, $1c01? Why not $04    |
|    14 Feb 21 08:10:06    |
      MSGID: 1:130/230@fidonet 60292f43       PID: C-NET AMIGA 5.25D       On Fri 12-Feb-2021 7:27a, Pzembrod@gmail.com@3:770/3.0 wrote:       P> I figure that someone here probably knows why CBM's basic RAM always       P> started at $xx01 addresses, like $0801, $0401, $1001, $1c01 instead of       P> $0800, $0400, $1000, $1c00?              P> What is sitting in that one byte, or what role is it playing?              I am not sure about the other systems, but on the C64 the Byte at $800       indicates your intention to use the following bank for Basic. If you store       anything other that 0 in that Byte, then Basic programs will not run.              [+] K-Guide       --- CNet/5        * Origin: Future World II - fw2.cnetbbs.net:6800 (1:130/230)       SEEN-BY: 1/19 123 15/0 16/0 18/200 19/33 36 90/1 105/81 106/201 633       SEEN-BY: 106/987 116/18 120/340 123/130 131 140 124/5014 5016 129/305       SEEN-BY: 130/230 803 132/174 153/7715 203/0 218/700 221/0 222/2 226/30       SEEN-BY: 227/114 229/101 424 426 428 664 1016 1017 230/150 152 240/1120       SEEN-BY: 240/5138 5411 5824 5832 5853 249/1 206 317 400 250/1 261/38       SEEN-BY: 261/100 266/512 267/155 275/100 282/1031 1056 291/100 111       SEEN-BY: 310/31 317/3 320/119 219 319 322/0 757 340/400 341/66 342/200       SEEN-BY: 387/25 26 396/45 640/1321 712/848 801/161 189 2320/105 2432/390       SEEN-BY: 2454/119 3634/12 5020/1042       PATH: 130/230 396/45 261/38 320/219 240/5832 229/426           |
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