Re: Apple II Classic Games

[foegelle@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Michael Foegelle)]

In article <1992Dec5.114913.5581@actrix.gen.nz> David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
>
>Close, but it's even simpler.  It _is_ an Applesoft BASIC program.

The version I have is a binary file you BRUN.  It has a short segment that
loads into the bottom of the text screen which starts an Applesoft RUN.

>The RUN command starts it at $801, which pokes a new 'program start
>address' into Applesoft's zero page and then RUNs the actual program
>(at $4001).  The space from $8xx to $17FF contains machine code
>subroutines, graphics, sound, etc. and $1800 to $1FFF is Apple's Hi-res
>Character Generator (from DOS 3.3 EDASM) with a couple of fonts.  The
>Hi-res graphics screen contains the title page (until it is cleared).
        >  stuff deleted   <
>
>BTW, LOMEM refers to the variables, not the start address of the
>program.
Yeah, you're right, although before a program is loaded LOMEM is at $801!  =)

Michael Foegelle

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