Re: Wonder if we could get BASIC on this

[et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Michael Black)]

 (aiiadict@gmail.com) writes:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>>
>> David Murray wrote:
>> > the Apple also stored its text screen
>> > starting at $400
>>
>> It's the first logical place to put a 1KB buffer.
>>
> 
> $00 - $FF zero page
> $100 - $1FF stack
> $200 - $2FF keyboard buffer
> $300 - $3FF free space
> 
> why not $200?  seems logical to me to put it
> there too?
> 
> Rich
> 
Before you posted, I was thinking that there was the obvious zero-page
and then the stack, but yes, it does seem slightly odd that they both
put the keyboard buffer in the same place.

  Michael