xmas2019: get text working

xmas_2019/letters.s

@@ -3,28 +3,48 @@
 
 .align $100
 
-letters_bm:
+; MERRY CHRISTMAS
-	;.byte	1,12
+;       2019
-	.byte	     "CYCLE",128
+; FROM DEATER
-	.byte	1+128,12,"CYCLE",128
-	.byte	2,16,"COUNTING",128
-	.byte	2+128,16,"COUNTING",128
-;	.byte	3,12,"M E G A D E M O",150
-	.byte	3,16,"MEGADEMO",150
-	.byte	1,16," ",128
-	.byte	2,16," ",128
-	.byte	3,16," ",128
-	.byte	1,19,"BY",128
-	.byte	3,17,"DEATER",150
-	.byte	1,19," ",128
-	.byte	3,17," ",128
-	.byte	1,17,"MUSIC",128
-	.byte	3,17,"DASCON",150
-	.byte	1,17," ",128
-	.byte	3,17," ",128
-	.byte	1,16,"LZ4+DISK",128
-	.byte	3,17,"QKUMBA",150
-	.byte	1,16," ",128
-	.byte	3,17," "
-	.byte	255
 
+; MUSIC:
+;   James Lord Pierpont
+;   michu
+
+; COOL TREE:
+;	THEPETSMODE
+
+; A VMW PRODUCTION
+; APPLE ][ FOREVER
+
+letters_bm:
+	;.byte	1,    15,
+	.byte	         "MERRY XMAS",128
+	.byte	1+128,15,"MERRY XMAS",128
+	.byte	3,    15,"FROM DEATER",128
+	.byte	3+128,15,"FROM DEATER",150
+	.byte	1,    15," ",128
+	.byte	1+128,15," ",128
+	.byte	3,    15," ",128
+	.byte	3+128,15," ",128
+	.byte	1,    14,"MUSIC: MICHU",128
+	.byte	1+128,14,"MUSIC: MICHU",128
+	.byte	3,    21,"J PIERPONT",128
+	.byte	3+128,23,"PIERPONT",150
+	.byte	1,    14," ",128
+	.byte	1+128,14," ",128
+	.byte	3,    21," ",128
+	.byte	3+128,21," ",128
+	.byte	2,     9,"COOL TREE: THEPETSMODE",128
+	.byte	2+128,14,"TREE: THEPETSMODE",150
+	.byte	2,     9," ",128
+	.byte	2+128, 9," ",128
+	.byte	1,    12,"A VMW PRODUCTION",128
+	.byte	1+128,14,"VMW",150
+	.byte	3,    12,"APPLE ][ FOREVER",150
+	.byte	3+128,12,"APPLE ][ FOREVER"
+	.byte   255
+
+letters_bm_done:
+
+.assert >letters_bm = >letters_bm_done, error, "fw_letters crosses page"

xmas_2019/move_letters.s

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ letter_page0:								; -1
 
 letter_page1:
 ;	asl			; map to memory address			; 2
-	nop
+	and	#$7f
 	tay								; 2
 	lda	gr_offsets_l,Y	; lookup low-res memory address		; 4
 	sta	BASL		; store out low byte of addy		; 3

xmas_2019/xmas2019.s

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ snow_init_loop:
         sta     LETTERX
         lda     #1
         sta     LETTERY
-        lda     #16
+        lda     #15
         sta     LETTERD