diff --git a/cfg/apple2-hgr.cfg b/cfg/apple2-hgr.cfg
index 55072ad89..109fbe4f6 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2-hgr.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2-hgr.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro   start    = $4000;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define   = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define   = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/apple2-overlay.cfg b/cfg/apple2-overlay.cfg
index 2ec798bd9..754ece90f 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2-overlay.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2-overlay.cfg
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,                optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/apple2-system.cfg b/cfg/apple2-system.cfg
index 1c11b6949..3dd94d793 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2-system.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2-system.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define   = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define   = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/apple2.cfg b/cfg/apple2.cfg
index 14e3a8f55..19932b1f9 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define   = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define   = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/apple2enh-hgr.cfg b/cfg/apple2enh-hgr.cfg
index 55072ad89..109fbe4f6 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2enh-hgr.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2enh-hgr.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro   start    = $4000;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define   = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define   = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/apple2enh-overlay.cfg b/cfg/apple2enh-overlay.cfg
index 2ec798bd9..754ece90f 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2enh-overlay.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2enh-overlay.cfg
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,                optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/apple2enh-system.cfg b/cfg/apple2enh-system.cfg
index 1c11b6949..3dd94d793 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2enh-system.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2enh-system.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define   = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define   = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/apple2enh.cfg b/cfg/apple2enh.cfg
index 14e3a8f55..19932b1f9 100644
--- a/cfg/apple2enh.cfg
+++ b/cfg/apple2enh.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,           type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,           type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,           type = ro,  define   = yes;
     LC:       load = MAIN, run = LC, type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,            type = bss, define   = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/atmos.cfg b/cfg/atmos.cfg
index b06366fee..4c370903a 100644
--- a/cfg/atmos.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atmos.cfg
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,    type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,    type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,    type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,    type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,    type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,    type = ro,  define   = yes;
     BASTAIL:  load = MAIN,    type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,     type = bss, define   = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/c64-overlay.cfg b/cfg/c64-overlay.cfg
index 39d8f68e8..ae760b30c 100644
--- a/cfg/c64-overlay.cfg
+++ b/cfg/c64-overlay.cfg
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,     type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,     type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,     type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,     type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,     type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,     type = ro,  define = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,      type = bss, define = yes;
     OVL1ADDR: load = OVL1ADDR, type = ro;
diff --git a/cfg/c64.cfg b/cfg/c64.cfg
index 00a050524..59cadd46b 100644
--- a/cfg/c64.cfg
+++ b/cfg/c64.cfg
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,     type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,     type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,     type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,     type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,     type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,     type = ro,  define   = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,      type = bss, define   = yes;
 }
diff --git a/cfg/cx16-bank.cfg b/cfg/cx16-bank.cfg
index 0aa6fc555..264b6fcba 100644
--- a/cfg/cx16-bank.cfg
+++ b/cfg/cx16-bank.cfg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:       load = MAIN,       type = ro;
     RODATA:     load = MAIN,       type = ro;
     DATA:       load = MAIN,       type = rw;
-    INIT:       load = MAIN,       type = bss,optional = yes;
+    INIT:       load = MAIN,       type = rw, optional = yes; # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:       load = MAIN,       type = ro,                 define = yes;
     BSS:        load = BSS,        type = bss,                define = yes;
     BRAM01ADDR: load = BRAM01ADDR, type = ro, optional = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/cx16.cfg b/cfg/cx16.cfg
index 0f83d4c20..a160a6718 100644
--- a/cfg/cx16.cfg
+++ b/cfg/cx16.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,     type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,     type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,     type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,     type = bss,optional = yes;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,     type = rw, optional = yes; # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,     type = ro,                 define = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,      type = bss,                define = yes;
 }
diff --git a/cfg/telestrat.cfg b/cfg/telestrat.cfg
index 593197866..52b982eef 100644
--- a/cfg/telestrat.cfg
+++ b/cfg/telestrat.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN,    type = ro;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN,    type = ro;
     DATA:     load = MAIN,    type = rw;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN,    type = bss;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN,    type = rw;  # uninitialized, but reserves output space
     ONCE:     load = MAIN,    type = ro,  define   = yes;
     BASTAIL:  load = MAIN,    type = ro,  optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = BSS,     type = bss, define   = yes;