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Re: AUX memory question

Subject: Re: AUX memory question
From: russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew Russotto)
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:05:59 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: DiS(L)organized
References: <XN1l6.3027$7e6.1254088@homer.alpha.net> <3A9BBE83.6C57573C@usb.com> <1epkfla.1t5l068qrcqf8N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <3A9D070C.74D8A152@usb.com>
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In article <3A9D070C.74D8A152@usb.com>, Dennis Jenkins  <dennis@usb.com> wrote:
>
>Why did they bother with write only access to this ram?

Probably because it lets you do stuff like poke the language card
write-only softswitch, then load INTBASIC or FPBASIC (under DOS) from
disk into that RAM.
-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."

References:
- AUX memory question
  - From: Dennis Jenkins <dennis@uranium.usb.com>
- Re: AUX memory question
  - From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
- Re: AUX memory question
  - From: Dennis Jenkins <dennis@usb.com>

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