SYS_BASE
Syntax |
SYS_BASE |
Location |
SYSBASE, Fn |
The function SYS_BASE returns the base address of the system variables.
Example
POKE_W SYS_BASE+140,8
POKE_W SYS_BASE+142,3
Sets the key repeat delay.
NOTE 1
Users peeking and poking in the System Variables should know what they are doing!
NOTE 2
Minerva and SMS offer another technique to read and alter system variables but these are specific to Minerva and SMS whilst SYS_BASE works an every ROM. It is generally not advisable to access fixed addresses in memory as virtually everything can move around.
CROSS-REFERENCE