diff --git a/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_let.s b/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_let.s
index 2482dfdb..395d4b1c 100644
--- a/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_let.s
+++ b/src/basic/basic_commands/cmd_let.s
@@ -59,7 +59,26 @@ cmd_let_assign_integer:
 	lda VALTYP
 	bmi_16 do_TYPE_MISMATCH_error
 
-	// XXX finish the implementation
+#if CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_60K
+	
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#elif CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_46K || CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_50K
+	// XXX consider optimized version without multiple JSRs
+
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#else // CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K
+
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#endif
 
 	jmp do_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_error
 
@@ -68,7 +87,26 @@ cmd_let_assign_float:
 	lda VALTYP
 	bmi_16 do_TYPE_MISMATCH_error
 
-	// XXX finish the implementation
+#if CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_60K
+	
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#elif CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_46K || CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_50K
+	// XXX consider optimized version without multiple JSRs
+
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#else // CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K
+
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#endif
 
 	jmp do_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_error
 
@@ -79,6 +117,25 @@ cmd_let_assign_string:
 	lda VALTYP
 	bpl_16 do_TYPE_MISMATCH_error
 
-	// XXX finish the implementation
+#if CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_60K
+	
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#elif CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_46K || CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_50K
+	// XXX consider optimized version without multiple JSRs
+
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#else // CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K
+
+	// XXX
+	// XXX: implement this
+	// XXX
+
+#endif
 
 	jmp do_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_error
diff --git a/src/basic/engine/varstr_garbage_collect.s b/src/basic/engine/varstr_garbage_collect.s
index 389ac6f4..96b4c027 100644
--- a/src/basic/engine/varstr_garbage_collect.s
+++ b/src/basic/engine/varstr_garbage_collect.s
@@ -213,22 +213,39 @@ varstr_garbage_collect_check_bptr:
 	ldy #$01
 
 #if CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_60K
-	
-	// XXX
-	// XXX: implement this
-	// XXX
+
+	ldx #<OLDTXT
+	jsr peek_under_roms
+	clc
+	adc INDEX+0
+	php
+	jsr poke_under_roms
+
+	iny
+	jsr peek_under_roms
+	plp
+	adc INDEX+1
+	jsr poke_under_roms
 
 #elif CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_46K || CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_50K
 	// XXX consider optimized version without multiple JSRs
 
-	// XXX
-	// XXX: implement this
-	// XXX
+	jsr peek_under_roms_via_OLDTXT
+	clc
+	adc INDEX+0
+	sta (OLDTXT),y
+	iny
+
+	php
+	jsr peek_under_roms_via_OLDTXT
+	plp
+	adc INDEX+1
+	sta (OLDTXT),y
 
 #else // CONFIG_MEMORY_MODEL_38K
 
-	clc
 	lda (OLDTXT),y
+	clc
 	adc INDEX+0
 	sta (OLDTXT),y
 	iny