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- From: hill@spot.Colorado.EDU (Michael Hill)
- Subject: Re: Bank Switching RAM
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.144313.19825@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
- Keywords: XL, XE
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
- References: <1992Sep3.215418.1568@ge-dab.GE.COM>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:43:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep3.215418.1568@ge-dab.GE.COM> potter@sunny0.dab.ge.com (Jeff Potter) writes:
- >Well I've upgraded to an 800XL (from a ten-year old 800), and now realize
- >my old copy of "Mapping the Atari" doesn't talk about the bank switching
- >capabilities of the XL/XE series. Can anyone point me to a good reference
- >on the subject (ANALOG, Antic, Compute! articles), especially with examples
- >and what to watch out for? I want to turn off the OS ROM and use the RAM
- >area for extra storage, but of course don't want the program to crash in
- >the meantime (I'll be using assembly language, not BASIC).
-
- Well, Compute! came out with an XL/XE version of "Mapping the ATARI" after
- the introduction of the XL/XE machines - I've seen copies, so I know they
- exist. Try to find one of those.
-
- --Michael
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