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From: DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Low Memory
Message-ID: <90333.154505DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 29 Nov 90 20:45:05 GMT
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In article <54811.659833076@atronx.ocug.on.ca>, rwm@atronx.ocug.on.ca (Russell
McOrmond) says:

>(Specifically, anyone know what is stored in location $16?  In $217 and $218?)

The memory from 0 to $400 is the  interrupt vector area, and a map may be found
 in any 68000 book. Most locations are not really used for anything. The only
location defined by the operating system is location 4. The addresses you
mention are pretty much unused and unuseful, so are a result of program bugs.
Typically the only writing that should occur is by debuggers and similar
programs, or by programs taking over the autovectors (which Commodore docs say
you shouldn't do, but some people do anyway. Usually quite harmless).
Hope this clears things up a bit.

-- Dan Babcock