Date   : Sun, 05 Sep 2004 12:11:37 +0100
From   : Steven Flintham <mlist@...>
Subject: Re: Softkey definition memory

On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 05:47:19PM +0100, Andrew W wrote:
> According to the BBC memory map I've got there are 255 bytes reserved
> for softkey definitions. If there are 9 function keys (excluding the
> cursor keys and Break) on the Beeb surely that would need 10*255? What
> happens in the event you define all 9?

AFAICR, each key definition only took up the minimum possible amount of
space in the buffer, and if the total size exceeded 255 bytes, the
attempt to define the expansion which would have gone over the limit
failed with a 'Bad key' error. But I haven't tried this in years and I
don't have an emulator handy to experiment with.

Steven