Blackboard buffer
Whenever a blackboard's state needs to be examined or updated, its buffer is copied to the addresses in page 0 shown below by the routine at
$1421
. Afterwards, the blackboard's buffer is restored from page 0 by the routine at
$1445
.
Address
Length
Description
$0019
$01
Blackboard pixel column counter
Used by the routines at
$1129
,
$11CF
and
$16E9
.
$001A
$01
Number of the character who last wrote on the blackboard
Used by the routines at
$0A58
,
$1129
,
$16E9
,
$176F
,
$19A5
and
$1FA0
.
$00DF
$04
Last four bytes of the blackboard's buffer
Used by the routines at
$176F
,
$184E
,
$19A5
and
$1FA0
.