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Rana Systems Elite Series User Manual

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ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL

THEORY OF OPERATION

which maps into $C800-$CEFF, is intended to be

used at this location. The second section is

mapped into the slot-dependent location in the

Apple memory as illustrated in the table below.

Slot Memory Address for EPROM ($700-$ 7FF)

0

(not allowed)

1

$C100—$C1FF

2

$C200—$C2FF

3

$C300—$C3FF

4

$C400—$C4FF

5

$C500—$C5FF

6

$C600—$C6FF

7

$C700—$C7FF

Fig. 7-2: Slot Dependent PROM Address Ranges

This slot dependent portion of the EPROM is

always there. The mapped-in section, at $C800—

$CFFF, is only there after an access to the slot

dependent area. However, before accessing the

expansion area a command must be given to turn

off all the other ROMS that might be on the bus

(an access at $CFFF) which also turns off the

Rana EPROM. When the expansion RCA area is map-

ped Out from within the slot dependent ROM code,

the following instruction fetch made by the 6502

will cause the Elite Controller’s RON to be

mapped back in. This allows the slot dependent

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