$210) The C128 Memory Management Unit is located at $d500 in memory.
At what other address does a copy of the MMU registers appear?
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$ff00-$ff04 contains a partial mirror of the MMU registers.
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$211) How many MMU registers are are identical in the two memory ranges?
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1. The Configuration Register at $d500 and $ff00
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$212) If you are writing a C128 machine langyage program and would like
to issue a jsr to another bank of memory, what KERNAL call would
you use?
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$213) How do you pass the parameters to the KERNAL call in auestion $212?
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You store the parameters in $0002-$0008 and issue the call.
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$214) When the C128 was developed, Commodore created a very useful buffer
printing routine in the KERNAL. What is its common name?
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PRIMM (Print Immediate, at $ff7d).
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$215) For the routine in question $214, how do you pass the string that
you wish to print to the routine?
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You store the buffer, terminated with a null character immediately
following the call.
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$216) When the C128 boots, the Z80 gains control first. It begins
accessing memory starting at what location?
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$217) How much ROM in the C128 is supplied to hold the Z80 power up
boot code?
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$218) How many configuration presets can the C128 MMU handle?
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$219) How small of a common RAM area can be defined in the C128 MMU?
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Although the answer "none" is technically correct, I was looking
for the less obvious non-zero amount, which is 1 kB of RAM.
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$21A) How large of a common RAM area can be defined in the C128 MMU?
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$21B) How many times does a disk drive get accessed BEFORE the C128
finishes booting?
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twice. (Once to attempt a CP/M boot, and once to attempt a
C128 boot).
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$21C) What key would you hold down on the C128 during bootup to
immediately enter 64 mode?
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$21D) Name the first 4 keys on the top row of the C128 keyboard?
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Escape, Tab, Alt, and Caps Lock.
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$21E) On what side of the C128 case is the RESET button located?
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$21F) What is different about the C128 power supply connector compared to
the 64 DIN power supply connector?
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The connector is square in appearance, although the voltages are
identical to the ones provided for the C64.
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