Re: Wonder if we could get BASIC on this

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Michael Black wrote:
>  (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.

Not at all.  If you are designing hardware, it makes perfect sense.

-michael

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