diff --git a/ase/stx/memory.c b/ase/stx/memory.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dc54168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/stx/memory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: memory.c,v 1.1 2005-05-06 15:54:47 bacon Exp $
+ */
+
+#include <xp/stx/memory.h>
+#include <xp/bas/memory.h>
+
+xp_stx_memory_t* xp_stx_memory_open (
+	xp_stx_memory_t* mem, xp_stx_word_t capacity)
+{
+	xp_assert (capacity > 0);
+	xp_stx_object_t** slots;
+
+	if (mem == XP_NULL) {
+		mem = (xp_stx_memory_t*)xp_malloc(xp_sizeof(xp_stx_memory_t));
+		if (mem == XP_NULL) return XP_NULL;
+		mem->__malloced = xp_true;
+	}
+	else mem->__malloced = xp_false;
+
+	slots = (xp_stx_object_t**)xp_malloc (
+		capacity * xp_sizeof(xp_stx_object_t*));
+	if (slots == XP_NULL) {
+		if (mem->__malloced) xp_free (mem);
+		mem = XP_NULL;
+	}
+
+	mem->capacity = capacity;
+	mem->slots = slots;
+
+	/* weave the free slot list */
+	mem->free = &slots[capacity - 1];
+	while (capacity > 1) {
+		capacity--;
+		mem->slots[capacity] = (xp_stx_object_t*)&mem->slots[capacity - 1];
+	}
+	mem->slots[--capacity] = XP_NULL;
+
+	return mem;
+}
+
+void xp_stx_memory_free (xp_stx_memory_t* mem)
+{
+	/* TODO: free all linked objects...	 */
+
+	xp_free (mem->slots);
+	mem->capacity = 0;
+	mem->slots = XP_NULL;
+	mem->free = XP_NULL;
+	if (mem->__malloced) xp_free (mem);
+}
+
+/*
+// resize the object table - mem
+xp_stx_memory_t* xp_stx_memory_resize (xp_stx_memory_t* mem, xp_stx_word_t capacity)
+{
+}
+*/
+
+void xp_stx_garbage_collect (xp_stx_memory_t* mem)
+{
+	/* TODO: implement this function */
+}
+
+xp_stx_word_t xp_stx_alloc_object (xp_stx_memory_t* mem, xp_stx_word_t nbytes)
+{
+	xp_stx_object_t** slot;
+	xp_stx_object_t* object;
+
+	/* find the free object slot */
+	if (mem->free == XP_NULL) {
+		xp_stx_garbage_collect (mem);
+		if (mem->free == XP_NULL) return mem->capacity;
+	}
+
+	object = (xp_stx_object_t*)xp_malloc (nbytes);
+	if (object == XP_NULL) {
+		xp_stx_garbage_collect (mem);
+		object = (xp_stx_object_t*)xp_malloc (nbytes);
+		if (object == XP_NULL) return mem->capacity;
+	}
+
+	slot = mem->free;
+	mem->free = (xp_stx_object_t**)*slot;
+	*slot = object;
+
+	return (xp_stx_word_t)(slot - mem->slots);
+}
+
+void xp_stx_dealloc_object (xp_stx_memory_t* mem, xp_stx_word_t object_index)
+{
+	/* 
+	 * THIS IS PRIMITIVE LOW-LEVEL DEALLOC. THIS WILL NOT 
+	 * DEALLOCATE MEMORY ALLOCATED FOR ITS INSTANCE VARIABLES.
+	 */
+
+	xp_free (mem->slots[object_index]);
+	mem->slots[object_index] = (xp_stx_object_t*)mem->free;
+	mem->free = &mem->slots[object_index];
+}
+
diff --git a/ase/stx/memory.h b/ase/stx/memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9988decd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/stx/memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: memory.h,v 1.1 2005-05-06 15:54:47 bacon Exp $
+ */
+
+#ifndef _XP_STX_MEMORY_H_
+#define _XP_STX_MEMORY_H_
+
+#include <xp/types.h>
+#include <xp/macros.h>
+
+typedef struct xp_stx_memory_t xp_stx_memory_t;
+typedef struct xp_stx_object_t xp_stx_object_t;
+
+typedef xp_byte   xp_stx_byte_t;
+typedef xp_size_t xp_stx_word_t;
+typedef xp_size_t xp_stx_size_t;
+typedef xp_size_t xp_stx_index_t;
+typedef xp_stx_object_t* xp_stx_pointer_t;
+
+#define XP_STX_OBJECT(mem,index) (mem->slots[index>>1])
+
+/* access -  is_byte_indexed: 1; size: rest */
+#define XP_STX_OBJECT_HEADER \
+	xp_stx_word_t access; \
+	xp_stx_word_t class
+
+/* common object header structure */
+struct xp_stx_object_t
+{
+	XP_STX_OBJECT_HEADER;
+};
+
+struct xp_stx_memory_t
+{
+	xp_stx_word_t capacity;
+	xp_stx_object_t** slots;
+	xp_stx_object_t** free;
+
+	xp_stx_word_t nil;
+	//xp_stx_word_t smalltalk;
+	//xp_stx_word_t classes[];
+	xp_stx_word_t symbol_table;
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+xp_stx_memory_t* xp_stx_memory_open (
+	xp_stx_memory_t* mem, xp_stx_word_t capacity);
+void xp_stx_memory_close (xp_stx_memory_t* mem);
+
+void xp_stx_gaxpage_collect (xp_stx_memory_t* mem);
+xp_stx_word_t xp_stx_alloc_object (xp_stx_memory_t* mem, xp_stx_word_t size);
+void xp_stx_dealloc_object (xp_stx_memory_t* mem, xp_stx_word_t object_index);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif