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| - | ====== System ROM ====== | ||
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| - | The first 8K of the Astrocade's [[memory map]] is dedicated to system ROM, which contains the operating system and the four built-in programs: Scribbling, Calculator, Checkmate, and Gunfight. | ||
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| - | The end of the Nutting Manual contains the complete 8K ROM Source Listing. Its table of contents reads as follows: | ||
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| - | ^ Name ^ Pages ^ ROM Memory ^ | ||
| - | | Home Video Game Equates | 2–15 | | | ||
| - | | System Routines | 16–94 | $0000 | | ||
| - | | Scribbling | 1–17 | $0E19 | | ||
| - | | Calculator | 1–20 | $1020 | | ||
| - | | Checkmate | 1–30 | $1328 | | ||
| - | | Gun Fight | 1–46 | $17DE | | ||
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| - | ===== System RAM Memory Cells ===== | ||
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| - | System RAM memory definitions are located at $4FC8–4FFD in the Nutting Manual source listing (p. 14–15). | ||
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| - | ^ Used by Music Processor ^^ | ||
| - | | MUZPC | Music Program Counter | | ||
| - | | MUZSP | Music Stack Pointer | | ||
| - | | PVOLAB | Preset Volume for Tones A & B | | ||
| - | | PVOLMC | Preset Volume for Master Oscillator | | ||
| - | | VOICES | Music Voices | | ||
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| - | ^ Counter Timers ^^ | ||
| - | | CT0 | Counter Timer 0 | | ||
| - | | CT1 | Counter Timer 1 | | ||
| - | | CT2 | Counter Timer 2 | | ||
| - | | CT3 | Counter Timer 3 | | ||
| - | | CT4 | Counter Timer 4 | | ||
| - | | CT5 | Counter Timer 5 | | ||
| - | | CT6 | Counter Timer 6 | | ||
| - | | CT7 | Counter Timer 7 | | ||
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| - | ^ Used by SENTRY to Track Controls ^^ | ||
| - | | CNT | Counter Update & Number Tracking | | ||
| - | | SEMI4S | Flag Bits | | ||
| - | | OPOT0 | Pot 0 Tracking | | ||
| - | | OPOT1 | Pot 1 Tracking | | ||
| - | | OPOT2 | Pot 2 Tracking | | ||
| - | | OPOT3 | Pot 3 Tracking | | ||
| - | | KEYSEX | Keyboard Tracking Byte | | ||
| - | | OSW0 | Switch 0 Tracking | | ||
| - | | OSW1 | Switch 1 Tracking | | ||
| - | | OSW2 | Switch 2 Tracking | | ||
| - | | OSW3 | Switch 3 Tracking | | ||
| - | | COLLST | Color List Address for P. B. A | | ||
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| - | ^ Used by STIMER ^^ | ||
| - | | DURAT | Note Duration | | ||
| - | | TMR60 | Sixtieths of a Second | | ||
| - | | TIMOUT | Blackout Timer | | ||
| - | | GTSECS | Game Time (Seconds) | | ||
| - | | GTMINS | Game Time (Minutes) | | ||
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| - | ^ Used by Menu ^^ | ||
| - | | RANSHT | Random Number Shift Register | | ||
| - | | NUMPLY | Number of Players | | ||
| - | | ENDSCR | Score to Play to | | ||
| - | | MRLOCK | Magic Register Lockout Flag | | ||
| - | | GAMSTB | Game Status Byte | | ||
| - | | PRIOR | Music Protect Flag | | ||
| - | | SENFLAG | Sentry Control Seizure Flag | | ||
| - | | UMARGT | | | ||
| - | | USERTB | | | ||
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