POKE C64-Wiki
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POKE From C64-Wiki Jump to navigation Jump to search BASIC keyword : Keyword POKE Abbreviation P Shift+O : Type Command Token code 151 97 Handling routine in BASIC ROM 47140–47148 B824–B82C List of all BASIC keywords Remark : This article describes the BASIC command POKE in BASIC V2 at the Commodore 64 Typ Command General Programming-Syntax POKE The BASIC command POKE changes the content of any address in the memory address ranging from 0 to 65535, to the given byte value in the range 0 through 255. If either number is outside these limits , the 64 will display the error message ILLEGAL QUANTITY ERROR IN line : Caution A misplaced POKE may cause the C-64 to lock up , or garble or delete the program currently in memory . To restore a locked-up C-64 without a reset button fitted , one has to