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The IIRG Commodore Pokes/Peeks Page

The IIRG has collected these Commodore programming tips for you.We will be constantly updating this information as we convert our Commodore archives over to the Internet.

poke 1,0             Disable Operating System (Default Value 1,1)
poke 198,0         Clear Keyboard Buffer
poke 198,0         Clears Keyboard Buffer (Default Value 198,0)
poke 22,35         Turns Off Line Numbers
poke 22,35         With List Command, Shows No Line Numbers
poke 53265,11   Turns Screen Off
poke 53265,27   Turns Screen On
poke 53272,21   Upper Case/Graphics
poke 53272,23   Upper Case/Lower Case
poke 56334,129 Clock Reset for 50 Cycle Current
poke 56590,128 Clock Reset for 50 Cycle Current
poke 649,0         Disable Keyboard
poke 649,10       Enable Keyboard
poke 649,15       Increase Keyboard Buffer
poke 650,0         Disable Repeat Function
poke 650,128     Enable Repeat Function
poke 650,64       Disables Repeat of All Keys
poke 774,0         With List Command, Shows Only Line Numbers
poke 774,141     With List Command, Vanishes Completely (Default Value 774,26)
poke 775,167     Enable List Command
poke 775,168     Disable List Command
poke 775,171     Causes Computer to Crash If a LIST Command is Attempted
poke 775,200     Disable List Command
poke 788,49       Enable Syop Key and TI$
poke 788,52       Disables Stop Key and TI$
poke 808,225     Disable Restore
poke 808,237     Enable Restore
poke 808,237     Restore Keyboard
sys 42562           NEW
sys 57194           Re-activates EPYX Fastload
sys 58235           Warm Start
sys 58260           Initialize
sys 58726           CLR/HOME
sys 59062           Advance Cursor
sys 59137           Previous Line
sys 59626           Scrolls a Line
sys 59903          Clears Line of Text
sys 64738          Cold Start (Reset)
sys 65126          Alternate Start

Speciality Commands

poke 792,peek(65532):poke 793,peek(65533)
Changes Restore Key to Reset

print peek(65408)
Test for Kernel Number

poke 808,225:poke 818,32 Disable Runstop/Restore
poke 808,237:poke 818,237 Enable Runstop/Restore

poke 56324,28:poke 56325,0
Slow List

poke 781,X:poke 782,Y:poke 783,0:sys 65520:Print"Your Message"
Prints Your Message at X=ROW Number, Y=Column Number

poke 214,X:poke 211,Y:sys 58732:Print "Your Message"
Prints Your Message at X=ROW Number, Y=Column Number

load"Program Name",8:(SHIFT)(RUN/STOP)
Loads and Automatically Runs Program