diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/special.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/special.cpp
index 9940626739d..98e0aa91a79 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/special.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/special.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 /* Address maps */
 void special_state::specialist_mem(address_map &map)
 {
-	map(0x0000, 0x2fff).bankrw("bank1"); // First bank
-	map(0x3000, 0x8fff).ram();  // RAM
+	map(0x0000, 0x3fff).bankrw("bank1"); // First bank, hacky, upon reset c000-ffff area should be mirrored at 0000, 4000 and 8000
+	map(0x4000, 0x8fff).ram();  // RAM
 	map(0x9000, 0xbfff).ram().share("videoram"); // Video RAM
 	map(0xc000, 0xefff).rom();  // System ROM
 	map(0xf800, 0xf803).mirror(0x7fc).rw(m_ppi, FUNC(i8255_device::read), FUNC(i8255_device::write));
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ void special_state::specialist_mem(address_map &map)
 
 void special_state::specialp_mem(address_map &map)
 {
-	map(0x0000, 0x2fff).bankrw("bank1"); // First bank
-	map(0x3000, 0x7fff).ram();  // RAM
+	map(0x0000, 0x3fff).bankrw("bank1"); // First bank
+	map(0x4000, 0x7fff).ram();  // RAM
 	map(0x8000, 0xbfff).ram().share("videoram"); // Video RAM
 	map(0xc000, 0xefff).rom();  // System ROM
 	map(0xf800, 0xf803).mirror(0x7fc).rw(m_ppi, FUNC(i8255_device::read), FUNC(i8255_device::write));
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ void special_state::special(machine_config &config)
 	I8080(config, m_maincpu, 2000000);
 	m_maincpu->set_addrmap(AS_PROGRAM, &special_state::specialist_mem);
 
-	MCFG_MACHINE_RESET_OVERRIDE(special_state, special )
-
 	/* video hardware */
 	screen_device &screen(SCREEN(config, "screen", SCREEN_TYPE_RASTER));
 	screen.set_refresh_hz(50);
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ void special_state::specimx(machine_config &config)
 	m_ppi->in_pb_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specimx_8255_portb_r));
 	m_ppi->out_pb_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialist_8255_portb_w));
 	m_ppi->in_pc_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialist_8255_portc_r));
-	m_ppi->out_pc_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialist_8255_portc_w));
+	m_ppi->out_pc_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialistmx_8255_portc_w));
 
 	FD1793(config, m_fdc, 8_MHz_XTAL / 8);
 	m_fdc->drq_wr_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::fdc_drq));
@@ -514,7 +512,7 @@ void special_state::erik(machine_config &config)
 	m_ppi->in_pb_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialist_8255_portb_r));
 	m_ppi->out_pb_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialist_8255_portb_w));
 	m_ppi->in_pc_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialist_8255_portc_r));
-	m_ppi->out_pc_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialist_8255_portc_w));
+	m_ppi->out_pc_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::specialistmx_8255_portc_w));
 
 	FD1793(config, m_fdc, 8_MHz_XTAL / 8);
 	m_fdc->drq_wr_callback().set(FUNC(special_state::fdc_drq));
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/special.h b/src/mame/includes/special.h
index 2f37552d329..26b9e206817 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/special.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/special.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ protected:
 private:
 	enum
 	{
-		TIMER_RESET,
 		TIMER_PIT8253_GATES
 	};
 
@@ -89,8 +88,8 @@ private:
 	void specialist_8255_porta_w(uint8_t data);
 	void specialist_8255_portb_w(uint8_t data);
 	void specialist_8255_portc_w(uint8_t data);
+	void specialistmx_8255_portc_w(uint8_t data);
 
-	DECLARE_MACHINE_RESET(special);
 	DECLARE_MACHINE_RESET(erik);
 	void erik_palette(palette_device &palette) const;
 	DECLARE_MACHINE_START(specimx);
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/special.cpp b/src/mame/machine/special.cpp
index a09d7d31668..fa2fa90499e 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/special.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/special.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void special_state::init_special()
 {
 	/* set initialy ROM to be visible on first bank */
 	uint8_t *RAM = m_region_maincpu->base();
-	memset(RAM,0x0000,0x3000); // make first page empty by default
+	memset(RAM,0x0000,0x4000); // make first page empty by default
 	m_bank1->configure_entries(1, 2, RAM, 0x0000);
 	m_bank1->configure_entries(0, 2, RAM, 0xc000);
 }
@@ -109,15 +109,23 @@ void special_state::specialist_8255_portc_w(uint8_t data)
 	m_cassette->output(BIT(data, 7) ? 1 : -1);
 
 	m_dac->write(BIT(data, 5)); //beeper
+
+	m_bank1->set_entry(BIT(data, 4));
+}
+
+void special_state::specialistmx_8255_portc_w(uint8_t data)
+{
+	m_specialist_8255_portc = data;
+
+	m_cassette->output(BIT(data, 7) ? 1 : -1);
+
+	m_dac->write(BIT(data, 5)); //beeper
 }
 
 void special_state::device_timer(emu_timer &timer, device_timer_id id, int param, void *ptr)
 {
 	switch (id)
 	{
-	case TIMER_RESET:
-		m_bank1->set_entry(0);
-		break;
 	case TIMER_PIT8253_GATES:
 		m_pit->write_gate0(0);
 		m_pit->write_gate1(0);
@@ -129,13 +137,6 @@ void special_state::device_timer(emu_timer &timer, device_timer_id id, int param
 }
 
 
-MACHINE_RESET_MEMBER(special_state,special)
-{
-	timer_set(attotime::from_usec(10), TIMER_RESET);
-	m_bank1->set_entry(1);
-}
-
-
 /*
      Specialist MX
 */