prog8/examples/c64/banking.p8

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%import strings
%import textio
%option no_sysinit
%zeropage basicsafe
; some bank switching on the C64. See https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Bank_Switching
main {
sub start() {
; copy basic rom to ram and replace ready prompt
sys.memcopy($a000, $a000, $2000)
void strings.copy(iso:"HELLO!\r", $a378)
txt.print("8 bytes at $f000 (kernal rom):\n")
for cx16.r0 in $f000 to $f007 {
txt.print_ubhex(@(cx16.r0), false)
txt.spc()
}
txt.nl()
; store some other data in the RAM below those kernal ROM locations
; switch off kernal rom to see those bytes
; we cannot print during this time and the IRQ has to be disabled temporarily as well.
void strings.copy("hello !?", $f000)
sys.set_irqd()
c64.banks(%101) ; switch off roms
ubyte[8] buffer
sys.memcopy($f000, &buffer, 8)
c64.banks(%111) ; kernal rom back on
sys.clear_irqd()
txt.print("8 bytes at $f000 (ram this time):\n")
for cx16.r0L in buffer {
txt.print_ubhex(cx16.r0L, false)
txt.spc()
}
txt.nl()
; we can switch off the basic rom now, but this is not persistent after program exit
c64.banks(%110)
; ...so we print a message for the user to do it manually to see the changed prompt.
txt.print("\ntype: poke 1,54\nto switch off basic rom :-)\n")
}
}