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# Millfork
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A middle-level programming language targeting 6502-based and Z80-based microcomputers.
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For binary releases, see: https://github.com/KarolS/millfork/releases
(latest: 0.3.0, doesn't support Z80 yet)
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## Features
* multiple targets:
* Commodore 64 (the primary target)
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* Commodore 64 with SuperCPU (experimental, incomplete and very buggy)
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* Commodore 16 and Plus/4
* Commodore 128
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* Commodore 64/128 running LUnix/LNG 0.21 (experimental)
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* Commodore PET
* Commodore Vic-20 (stock or with RAM extensions)
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* Famicom/NES (the second most important target)
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* Atari 2600 (experimental)
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* Atari 8-bit computers
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* BBC Micro
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* Apple II+/IIe/Enhanced IIe
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* ZX Spectrum 48k
* NEC PC-88
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* CP/M
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* inline assembly
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* simple macros
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* pay only for what you use: not a single byte of memory is used unless for code or explicitly declared variables
* simple memory model that avoids using the stack
* multi-pass optimizer (that will even optimize your hand-written assembly if you ask it to)
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## Licensing
The compiler is distributed under GPLv3 (see [LICENSE ](LICENSE )).
The standard include files (located in the `include` directory) are distributed under a more permissive Zlib license (see [include/LICENSE ](include/LICENSE )).
Therefore, no attribution is needed if you are developing and distributing Millfork programs.
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## More info
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* [Documentation ](docs/index.md )
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* [Example programs ](examples/README.md )
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## Planned features
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* stdlib improvements
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* more 6502 targets: Oric computers, PC-Engine/Turbografx-16, Atari Lynx
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* more Z80 targets: Armstrad CPC, MSX, TI-83, Sega Master System
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* better support for 65816, Intel 8080, Sharp LR35902 and eZ80
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* support for CP/M, Gameboy, SuperFamicom/SNES and Apple IIgs
