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Atari800 emulator readme
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Atari800 emulator version $A800VERSION
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<h2>Table Of Contents:</h2>

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<li><a href="#intro">INTRODUCTION</a>
<li><a href="#install">INSTALLATION</a>
<li><a href="#keys">KEYS</a>
<li><a href="#run">RUNNING ATARI800</a>
<li><a href="#bugs">REPORTING BUGS</a>
<li><a href="#copy">COPYRIGHT</a>
<li><a href="#contact">CONTACT</a>
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<h3>INTRODUCTION</h3>
This is the version $A800VERSION of Atari800 for MS Windows.
Atari800 is a free (you don't pay for it, you can get source code and you are
welcome to develop it) and portable (can run on many weird machines
and different operating systems) emulator of Atari 8-bit computer systems and
the 5200 console, developed by <A HREF="DOC/CREDITS">many people</A> under the <A HREF="COPYING">GPL</A>. More information you find
in the <A HREF="DOC/README">README</A> file.

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<h3>INSTALLATION</h3>
To install this Atari800 package you will need the following:
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<li>	Windows 9x<br>
<li>	DirectX<br>
<li>	Atari 800 ROM files (see <A HREF="DOC/INSTALL.dos">INSTALL</A> file for more info)<br>
<li>	Seperate folder to put the emulator and ROM files in<br>
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Extract Atari800 zip file to destination folder and copy ROM files to the same
folder.
Run atari800 and you will be prompted for several config values, if you don't
know the correct value just press Enter.

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<h3>KEYS</h3>
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<li>F1	Menu (built in User Interface)
<li>F2	Option
<li>F3	Select
<li>F4	Start
<li>F5	Warm Reset
<li>Shft+F5 Cold Reset
<li>F8	Monitor
<li>F9	Exit Emulator
<li>F10 Screenshot
<li>F11 Change autofire mode
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Joystick 0 is operated by the numeric keypad:<br>
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<li>7 - forward/left
<li>8 - forward
<li>9 - forward/right
<li>4 - left
<li>6 - right
<li>1 - back/left
<li>2 - back
<li>3 - back/right
<li>0 - fire key
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<h3>RUNNING ATARI800</h3>
You can use some command line parameters to atari800.
To add command line parameter create a shortcut to atari800 and append them
to Properties/Shortcut/Target window.<br>
If you need '-mouse pad' option you should have something like:<br>
"C:\Program Files\Atari800\Atari800.exe -mouse pad"<br>

Available command line options are: (see <A HREF="DOC/USAGE">USAGE</A> for more)
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$HELPMENU

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<h3>REPORTING BUGS</h3>
If you have a problem running this emulator please read <A HREF="DOC/FAQ">FAQ</A> first.<br>
Look at <A HREF="DOC/BUGS">BUGS</A> first to not report same bug hundred times, please.<br>
If the problem persists you can contact Atari800 developers at
<a href="mailto:atari800-users@lists.sourceforge.net">
atari800-users mailing list</a>
or you can use <a href="http://github.com/atari800/atari800/">
GitHub issues</a>.

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<h3>COPYRIGHT</h3>
<blockquote>
    Copyright &copy 1995
    <a href="mailto:david@signus.demon.co.uk">David Firth.</a><br>
    Copyright &copy 1995-2026
    <a href="mailto:atari800-users@lists.sourceforge.net">
    Atari800 development team</a>
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<blockquote>
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.
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    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.
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    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
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See <A HREF="COPYING">COPYING</A> file for details.<br><br>
All trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

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<h3>CONTACT</h3>
Atari800 Windows port maintainer:
<a href="mailto:knik@poczta.onet.pl">Krzysztof Nikiel</a><br>
You can find more info at <a href="http://atari800.atari.org/">
Atari800 home page</a>.<br>
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<center><h6>Page by Krzysztof Nikiel</h6></center>

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