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# A Basic Understanding — Memory

An educational article explaining computer memory: bytes, bits, the two ROM chips in the ZX/TS, RAM, and the ZX/TS memory map (0-8191 ROM, 8192-16383 transparent block, 16384+ BASIC workspace).