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Color Computer 2 Memory Map

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Overview

Start address End address Size (KB) Contents
0000 03FF 1 System Use
0400 05FF 0,5 Text screen memory
0600 7FFF Free RAM (depending on use of graphics pages or DECB)
0600 0BFF 1,5 Graphics page 1 Pmode 3/4 page 1
0C00 11FF 1,5 Graphics page 2
1200 17FF 1,5 Graphics page 3
1800 1DFF 1,5 Graphics page 4
0600 18CE 4 DECB Use (CONFLICT WITH GRAPHICS PAGES 1-4)
1E00 23FF 1,5 Graphics page 5 Pmode 3/4 page 2
2400 29FF 1,5 Graphics page 6
2A00 2FFF 1,5 Graphics page 7
3000 35FF 1,5 Graphics page 8
8000 9FFF 8 Extended BASIC ROM
A000 BFFF 8 COLOR BASIC ROM
C000 D800 6 Disk BASIC ROM
C000 FEEF 16 Cartridge ROM
FF00 FFFF 0,25 Input/Output Area

Input/Output Area

Start address End address Contents / Function
FF00 FF1F Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA) 0
FF00 PIA0 data port A: Keyboard rows & joystick button
FF01 PIA0 control port A: Horizontal sync & interrupt control
FF02 PIA0 data port B: Keyboard columns
FF03 PIA0 control port B: Vertical sync control
FF04 FF1F PIA0 mirrors
FF20 FF3F Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA) 1
FF20 PIA1 data port A: sound/cassette/RS-232 output/input
FF21 PIA1 control port A: Cassette motor control
FF22 PIA1 data port B: VDG control
FF23 PIA1 control port B: FIRQ & sound control
FF24 FF3F PIA1 mirrors
FF40 FF5F Diskette I/O usage
FF60 FF7F Miscellaneous external hardware control
FF80 FFBF Unused in CoCo 1 & 2