Denial

Thanks for the reply, I understand some of whats going on. I seem to have a taken one step to deep into the VIC-20, compared to my abilities. Back to BASIC POKE and PEEK I go :D . I just think that I don't understand 6502 or the VIC-20 Memory layout enough to figure this out. Thanks for the info tho...

I am trying to learn about programing assembly on the VIC-20. I'm using VICMON 6000 and using this guide http://techtinkering.com/2013/04/16/beginning-assembly-programming-on-the-commodore-vic-20/ . When I enter the HEX to change the background color of the screen, the VICE emulator gives me a blank...