Re: Using all 128 K

[russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <9f61cf69.0206261657.6624b98b@posting.google.com>,
Simon Williams <ludditetech@mac.com> wrote:
>If I'm sequencially BLOADing different files to the same location (ie:
>in the HiRes area), do I need to first 'clear' the memory?
>I'm using sets of audio samples in my program. I've managed to get
>them all to fit between $2000 and $5200, and it works on the first
>go-round, but when I BLOAD a second set to the same location in memory
>things get funny (like BREAK IN 65014 when I enter RUN and other
>similar oddities). I'll hazard a guess that I'm somehow stepping on
>BASIC.SYSTEM.

Hmm.  Can you use DOS 3.3?  IIRC there's more room in DOS 3.3 than
Prodos.  Though "BREAK IN 65014" and things like that usually mean
you're corrupting either zero page or low memory ($800-ish, Applesoft
program space)

There's no need to clear memory before overwriting it.
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