[A83] Re: end:0000:end


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[A83] Re: end:0000:end




Could be handy...
I found out that (on the 83- at least) directly after the start of the
program, hl contains progstart ($9327), and de contains the address of the
starting byte of the memory block mentioned below.
 
> 
> Some time ago somebody asked what the four zeros between the two Ends were for. Well, I found this on TI's website. 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>     "END" token on a line by itself
>     -----------
>     * Size of data area wanted, 4 digits required
>     -----------
>     "END" token on a line by itself, last line of program
> 
> 
> * The data area is an additional amount of RAM that a user
>   may want to allocate when the TI-83 opens the space in
>   memory to load the Z80 object. It will be located
>   at the 1st byte following the Z80 object.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> The first END token must not be on a line by itself though as I accidently figured out. It can just be put behind the Z80 code itself.
> 
> --Tijl Coosemans
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