>From Bernd Oppolzer:

>If you specify this global "baseless" parameter (specified at the 
>startup macro and controlling
>all SP macros and the lightweight CALL and PROC macros), there is 
>only one base register
>which covers the area after ENDPROC, allowing for up to 4 k of local 
>static variables

FWIW, if you can use the long-displacement instuctions then you can 
access a pretty much unlimited amount of local static with one base 
register.

Best regards, Steve Hobson

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