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3. Memory layout

cc65 generated programs with the default setup run with unexpanded memory (RAM at $A000 - $BFFF may be used for the heap), which gives a usable memory range of $1000 - $1DFF. All ROM entry points may be called directly without additional code.

Special locations:

Text screen

The text screen is located at $1E00 (as in the standard setup).

Stack

The C runtime stack is located at $1DFF and growing downwards.

Heap

The C heap is located at the end of the program and grows towards the C runtime stack.


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