diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/informer_213.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/informer_213.cpp
index f6d9268bbd8..3803f7ae877 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/informer_213.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/informer_213.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ private:
 	uint16_t m_cursor_addr;
 	uint8_t m_screen_ctrl;
 	uint8_t m_firq_vector;
+
+	memory_access<16, 0, 0, ENDIANNESS_BIG>::specific m_program;
 };
 
 
@@ -162,8 +164,10 @@ uint32_t informer_213_state::screen_update(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &
 			else
 				addr = m_vram_start_addr2 + y * 80 + x;
 
-			uint8_t code = m_vram[addr - 0x6000];
-			uint8_t attr = m_aram[addr - 0x6000];
+			uint8_t code = m_program.read_byte(addr);
+			uint8_t attr = m_program.read_byte(addr+0x1000);
+
+			logerror("%02d.%02d %04x %02x %02x\n", x, y, addr, code, attr);
 
 			if (code == 0xc0 || code == 0xe8)
 				line_attr = attr;
@@ -359,6 +363,8 @@ void informer_213_state::machine_start()
 
 	m_nvram[1]->set_base(m_banked_ram.get(), 0x800);
 
+	m_maincpu->space(AS_PROGRAM).specific(m_program);
+
 	// register for save states
 	save_item(NAME(m_vram_start_addr));
 	save_item(NAME(m_vram_start_addr2));
@@ -366,11 +372,20 @@ void informer_213_state::machine_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_cursor_addr));
 	save_item(NAME(m_screen_ctrl));
 	save_item(NAME(m_firq_vector));
+	save_item(NAME(m_cursor_start));
+	save_item(NAME(m_cursor_end));
 }
 
 void informer_213_state::machine_reset()
 {
 	m_firq_vector = 0x00;
+	m_vram_start_addr = 0x0084;
+	m_vram_start_addr2 = 0x0084;
+	m_vram_end_addr = 0xffff;
+	m_cursor_start = 0x20;
+	m_cursor_end = 0x09;
+	m_cursor_addr = 0xffff;
+	m_screen_ctrl = 0x18;
 }