> Actually, the DS mnemonic is _very_ appropriate for PIC programs becuase
it
> traditionally defined a block (possibly much larger than 1 byte) of
> _uninitialized_ storage. This makes a lot of sense for RAM in a PIC.

The point is that DS is obsolete.  New code should use RES.  Just like new
code should use h'7C' instead of the old $7C.  I think some of these old
constructs may no longer be in the latest assembler.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Devens Massachusetts
(978) 772-3129, olin@cognivis.com, http://www.cognivis.com

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