Re: A86: Re: system variables

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Subject: Re: A86: Re: system variables
From: Aaron Curtis <acurti1@umbc.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 22:58:50 -0500
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Joshua J Seagoe wrote:

> aren't zshell programs designed to run wherever they sit in the vat?  if
> so, you could load the first page int the rom bank and the second into
> the ram bank.  then, just in case, you could overwrite $c000-$c002 with a
> jp to a routine to switch pages.  just a thought.
> 
> -josh

I assume you're talking about the possibility that it spans 3 ram
pages.  This would work if the program counter moved from $bfff to
$c000, but suppose you wanted to access data further into the 3rd page? 
It would skip over the page switching routine.

Aaron Curtis

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Re: A86: Re: system variables

From: rabidcow@juno.com (Joshua J Seagoe)