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POKE - a memory statement that writes a byte into a memory location
 
Syntax
  POKE address,byte
    ■ address, a numeric expression that returns a value between
      0 and 65,535, is an offset into the memory segment specified by
      the most recently executed DEF SEG statement
    ■ byte, a numeric expression that returns an integer value between
      0 and 255, is the data to be written into the memory location
 
See Also  ◄DEF SEG►  ◄PEEK►  ◄VARPTR$►  ◄VARPTR►  ◄VARSEG►