diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 9d4aa3c9..d42254f5 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ Not all of them - only these we want to have implemented.
 | `$AB1E`   | `STROUT`     | DONE     |                                                    |
 | `$AD9E`   | `FRMEVL`     | PARTIAL  |                                                    |
 | `$BDCD`   | `LINPRT`     | DONE     | temporary implementation                           |
+| `$E3A2`   | `MOVCHG`     | DONE     | memory model 38K only                              |
 | `$E3BF`   | `INIT`       | NOT DONE |                                                    |
 | `$E422`   | `INITMSG`    | DONE     |                                                    |
 | `$E453`   | `RVECT`      | NOT DONE |                                                    |
diff --git a/src/aliases/,aliases_ram_lowmem.s b/src/aliases/,aliases_ram_lowmem.s
index cc1b4ce7..cf78801a 100644
--- a/src/aliases/,aliases_ram_lowmem.s
+++ b/src/aliases/,aliases_ram_lowmem.s
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
 	!addr ARISGN    = $6F ;          -- NOT IMPLEMENTED --
 	!addr FACOV     = $70 ;          FAC1 low order mantissa
 	!addr FBUFPT    = $71 ; $71-$72  -- NOT IMPLEMENTED --
-	!addr CHRGET    = $73 ; $73-$8A  -- NOT IMPLEMENTED --
+	!addr CHRGET    = $73 ; $73-$8A  copied from $E3A2 during cold start
+	!addr CHRGOT    = $79 ; same area as CHRGET
 	!addr TXTPTR    = $7A ; $7A-$7B  current BASIC statement pointer
 	!addr RNDX      = $8B ; $8B-$8F  random number seed
 
diff --git a/src/basic/init/basic_cold_start_internal.s b/src/basic/init/basic_cold_start_internal.s
index c9c3536d..69905ddc 100644
--- a/src/basic/init/basic_cold_start_internal.s
+++ b/src/basic/init/basic_cold_start_internal.s
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ basic_cold_start_internal:
 
 	; Setup vectors at $300
 	ldy #$0B
-@1:
+@1
 	lda basic_vector_defaults_1, y
 	sta IERROR, y
 	dey
@@ -44,5 +44,13 @@ basic_cold_start_internal:
 	; Initialize other variables by performing NEW
 	jsr do_new
 
+!ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K {
+
+	; Copy CHRGET to the zero page
+	; This is for maximum C64 compatibility
+	jsr copy_CHRGET
+
+}
+
 	; jump into warm start loop
 	jmp basic_warm_start
diff --git a/src/basic/init/e394.basic_cold_start.s b/src/basic/init/e394.basic_cold_start.s
index ef12b162..3f3a94fb 100644
--- a/src/basic/init/e394.basic_cold_start.s
+++ b/src/basic/init/e394.basic_cold_start.s
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 
 basic_cold_start:
 
-!ifdef ROM_LAYOUT_STD { ; skip on non-sgtandard ROM layouts - they produce single image nevertheless
+!ifdef ROM_LAYOUT_STD { ; skip on non-standard ROM layouts - they produce single image nevertheless
+
+!ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K {
+    ; Special version in high memory for the 38K memory layout
+    jsr revision_check
+} else {
+
 
 	; Before doing anything, check if we have a compatible BASIC/KERNAL pair
 
@@ -23,6 +29,7 @@ basic_cold_start:
 @2:
 	dey
 	bpl @1
+}
 }
 
 	; Remaining part would not fit here
diff --git a/src/basic/init/e3a2.MOVCHG.s b/src/basic/init/e3a2.MOVCHG.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9c6e6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basic/init/e3a2.MOVCHG.s
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+;; #LAYOUT# STD *       #TAKE
+;; #LAYOUT# *   BASIC_0 #TAKE
+;; #LAYOUT# *   *       #IGNORE
+
+
+; init - This is the implementation of the CHARGET and CHARGOT functions
+;        The basic cold start will copy this into the zero page
+;        We will only use this for the 38K memory model for maximum C64 compatibility
+;
+; Input: Nothing
+; Output: Nothing
+; Clobbers: A, X
+;
+; See also:
+; https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/CHRGET
+;
+
+!ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K {
+
+MOVCHG:
+
+    inc TXTPTR
+    bne @1
+    inc TXTPTR+1
+
+@1:
+
+    lda $0000       ; The address in this instruction will be at TXTPTR in the zero page
+    beq @2          ; If NULL byte
+    cmp #$20        ; Is space?
+    beq MOVCHG
+    cmp #$30        ; is less than '0'?
+    bcc @2
+    cmp #$3A        ; '9' + 1 and also ':'
+    rts
+@2:
+    sec
+    rts
+}
diff --git a/src/basic/init/e3a2.interop b/src/basic/init/e3a2.interop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb171a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basic/init/e3a2.interop
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The MOVCHG function has a well known address and it has been used for different BASIC wedge techniques
+
+https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47824
+https://www.pagetable.com/c64ref/c64mem/
diff --git a/src/basic/init/e3e0.copy_CHRGET.s b/src/basic/init/e3e0.copy_CHRGET.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92a7db2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basic/init/e3e0.copy_CHRGET.s
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+;; #LAYOUT# STD *       #TAKE
+;; #LAYOUT# *   BASIC_0 #TAKE
+;; #LAYOUT# *   *       #IGNORE
+ 
+; init - copy CHRGET and CHRGOT from ROM to zero page
+;        We only use this for the 38K memory model for maximum C64 compatibility
+;
+; Input: Nothing
+; Output: Nothing
+; Clobbers: A, Y
+;
+; See also:
+; https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/CHRGET
+;
+
+!ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K {
+
+copy_CHRGET:
+    ldy #23         ; Last index to copy
+@1: lda MOVCHG,Y
+    sta CHRGET,Y
+    dey
+    bpl @1
+    rts
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/basic/init/revision_check_38K.s b/src/basic/init/revision_check_38K.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03bed006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basic/init/revision_check_38K.s
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+;; #LAYOUT# STD *       #TAKE-HIGH
+;; #LAYOUT# *   BASIC_0 #TAKE
+;; #LAYOUT# *   *       #IGNORE
+
+;
+; A high memory version of the revision check specific to the 38K memory layout
+;
+
+
+!ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K {
+!ifdef ROM_LAYOUT_STD {
+
+revision_check:
+	; Before doing anything, check if we have a compatible BASIC/KERNAL pair
+
+	ldy #(__rom_revision_basic_end - rom_revision_basic - 1)
+@1:
+	lda rom_revision_basic, y
+	cmp rom_revision_kernal, y
+	beq @2
+
+	+panic P_ERR_ROM_MISMATCH
+
+@2:
+	dey
+	bpl @1
+	rts
+}
+}
diff --git a/strings/61D0034CFB b/strings/61D0034CFB
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c43484fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strings/61D0034CFB
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fragment + BNE 03 + JMP fragment
+
+Fragments of a long conditional jump - trivial
diff --git a/strings/7AD002E67BAD b/strings/7AD002E67BAD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52fae7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strings/7AD002E67BAD
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$7A + BNE 2 + INC $7B  + LDA(abs)
+
+Fragment of common code to increment a 16-bit pointer, trivial and non-copyrightable
diff --git a/strings/94E37BE3 b/strings/94E37BE3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..968cf42b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strings/94E37BE3
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$E394 + $E37B   Address of basic cold start and address of basic warm start
+
+Addresses to well known functions. Trivial.
diff --git a/strings/A000911460 b/strings/A000911460
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3f43992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strings/A000911460
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+LDY #0 + BCC $14 + RTS
+
+Fragment of special case termination of subroutine. Trivial
diff --git a/strings/CA10F860 b/strings/CA10F860
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03140c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strings/CA10F860
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DEX + BPL back + RTS
+
+Loop fragment. Not copyrightable.