>I agree that we need to consult the dustsheet.

Yeah, well judging by the number of queries that land here, it seems a lot 
of datasheets are gathering dust ... ;))))))

>But still I think Olin's method is much better and clearer.
>I understand people who are proficient with C like to use
>"<<" or ">>" but it is not as clear in the context of
>assembly programming.

Another advantage of Olins method is that you can see what other bits are in 
the register, as ALL the bits are laid out. This makes it more suitable for 
registers where some bits will get manipulated in one part of the program, 
and others get manipulated elsewhere (possibly in another module) and so you 
can see where side effects may be generated. 

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