Loader: SetLoadVariables2

       Name: SetLoadVariables2                                       [Show more]
       Type: Subroutine
   Category: Loader
    Summary: Configure the file load variables for loading the ELB1 file
    Context: See this subroutine in context in the source code
 References: This subroutine is called as follows:
             * Elite loader calls SetLoadVariables2


.SetLoadVariables2

 LDA #4                 ; Set skipBytes = 4 so we skip the first four bytes of
 STA skipBytes          ; the file (as these contain the program start address
                        ; and file length)

 LDA #$FF               ; Set fileSize(1 0) = $4FFF
 STA fileSize
 LDA #$4F
 STA fileSize+1

 LDA #0                 ; Set trackSector = 0 (though this appears to have no
 STA trackSector        ; effect, as it isn't checked anywhere and the first
                        ; byte of the track/sector list is unused)

 LDA #$00               ; Modify the instruction at loadAddr to STA $4000,X
 STA loadAddr+1
 LDA #$40
 STA loadAddr+2

 RTS                    ; Return from the subroutine