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Rick propably felt that 255 was sufficient for his purposes. And it is
the max number in a single byte, for loading with an IC instruction. And
it is the max number which can be MVC'ed using an EX instruction to a
blank-filled buffer area.
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Very well put, and quite accurate. Thank you.
Rick
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