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+Py6502, an NMOS 6502 microprocessor simulator.
+
+Based in part by C source code from Earle F. Philhower III, 
+Commodore 64 Emulator v0.3, (C)1993-94.  Other portions,
+including cycle time calculations, were derived from JavaScript
+work by Norbert Landsteiner, 2005.  All other work is by
+Mike Naberezny.  The excellent book "Programming the 6502" by 
+Rodnay Zaks was also referenced extensively during the development 
+of this software.
+
+For a quick introduction to Py65, see this post:
+http://mikenaberezny.com/2008/07/01/py65-6502-microprocessor-simulator/
+
+For more information on the 6502 microprocessor, visit http://6502.org.