diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index 14c2ce3..c7e76b8 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #define STATUS_UPDATE_ZERO(r)		\
 	(regs.status.zero = r == 0)
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ enum addressing_mode {
 	AM_INDIRECT_INDEXED,
 };
 
-uint8_t addrbus[0x10000];
+uint8_t memory[0x10000];
 
 /* example program taken from https://bugzmanov.github.io/nes_ebook/chapter_3_1.html */
 uint8_t program[] = { 0xa9, 0xc0, 0xaa, 0xe8, 0x00 };
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ lda(enum addressing_mode mode)
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case AM_IMMEDIATE:	/* $A9 */
-		val = program[regs.pc++];
+		val = memory[regs.pc++];
 		printf("arg1 $%02X\n", val);
 		regs.a = val;
 		break;
@@ -119,22 +120,9 @@ void
 interpret(void)
 {
 	uint8_t opcode;
-	regs.pc = 0;
-	regs.status.unused = 1;
-
-	printf("Initial State:\n");
-	printf("status: %i%i%i%i%i%i%i%i\n", regs.status.carry,
-	    regs.status.zero, regs.status.interrupt_disable,
-	    regs.status.decimal_mode, regs.status.brk,
-	    regs.status.unused, regs.status.overflow,
-	    regs.status.negative);
-	printf("A: $%02X, X: $%02X, Y: $%02X, SP: $%02X, PC: $%02X\n",
-	    regs.a, regs.x, regs.y, regs.sp, regs.pc);
-
-	putchar('\n');
 
 	for (;;) {
-		opcode = program[regs.pc++];
+		opcode = memory[regs.pc++];
 
 		printf("opcode: $%02X\n", opcode);
 
@@ -190,6 +178,26 @@ interpret(void)
 int
 main(void)
 {
+	if (sizeof(program) > (0x10000 - 0x8000)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "program is too big for memory\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	memcpy(memory + 0x8000, program, sizeof(program));
+	regs.pc = 0x8000;
+
+	regs.status.unused = 1;
+
+	printf("Initial State:\n");
+	printf("status: %i%i%i%i%i%i%i%i\n", regs.status.carry,
+	    regs.status.zero, regs.status.interrupt_disable,
+	    regs.status.decimal_mode, regs.status.brk,
+	    regs.status.unused, regs.status.overflow,
+	    regs.status.negative);
+	printf("A: $%02X, X: $%02X, Y: $%02X, SP: $%02X, PC: $%02X\n",
+	    regs.a, regs.x, regs.y, regs.sp, regs.pc);
+
+	putchar('\n');
+
 	interpret();
 
 	return 0;