diff --git a/src/main/kc/target/atari2600.tgt b/src/main/kc/target/atari2600.tgt
index c0fedf97d..ef09a9dde 100644
--- a/src/main/kc/target/atari2600.tgt
+++ b/src/main/kc/target/atari2600.tgt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
     "extension": "a26",
     "link": "atari2600.ld",
     "cpu": "MOS6502X",
-    "emulator": "stella",
     "zp_reserve": [ "0x00..0x7f" ],
     "encoding": "screencode_atari",
     "defines": {
         "__ATARI2600__": 1
-    }
+    },
+    "emulator": "stella"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kc/target/atarixl.tgt b/src/main/kc/target/atarixl.tgt
index d822224d7..7e9444a83 100644
--- a/src/main/kc/target/atarixl.tgt
+++ b/src/main/kc/target/atarixl.tgt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
     "extension": "xex",
     "link": "atarixl.ld",
     "cpu": "MOS6502X",
-    "emulator": "atari800 -xl",
     "encoding": "screencode_atari",
     "defines": {
         "__ATARIXL__": 1
-    }
+    },
+    "emulator": "atari800 -xl"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/kc/examples/atarixl/helloxl.c b/src/test/kc/examples/atarixl/helloxl.c
index b4f39bc46..881b41c2b 100644
--- a/src/test/kc/examples/atarixl/helloxl.c
+++ b/src/test/kc/examples/atarixl/helloxl.c
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 // Message to show
-char TEXT[] = "hello XT world! ";
+char TEXT[] = "HELLO atari 8BIT"
+              "Demonstrates ANTIC display list"
+            ;
 
 // ANTIC Display List Program
 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANTIC
 char DISPLAY_LIST[] = {
    0x70, 0x70, 0x70,                    // 3* BLK 8             (0x70) 8 blank lines 
-   0x47, <TEXT, >TEXT,                  //    LMS 7, TEXT       (0x47) Load memory address and set to charmode 7 (16/20/24 chars wide, 16 lines per char)
+   0x47, <TEXT, >TEXT,                 //    LMS 7, TEXT       (0x47) Load memory address and set to charmode 7 (16/20/24 chars wide, 16 lines per char)
+   0x70,                                //    BLK 8             (0x70) 8 blank lines 
+   0x02,                                   //    2, TEXT           (0x02) Charmode 2 (32/40/48 chars wide, 8 lines per char)
    0x41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST   //    JVB DISPLAY_LIST  (0x41) jump and wait for VBLANK
 };
-
diff --git a/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.asm b/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.asm
index e8d13aeb8..94023d045 100644
--- a/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.asm
+++ b/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.asm
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ main: {
 .segment Data
   // Message to show
 .encoding "ascii"
-  TEXT: .text @"hello\$00\$38\$34\$00world\$01\$00"
+  TEXT: .text @"\$28\$25\$2c\$2c\$2f\$00atari\$00\$18\$22\$29\$34\$24emonstrates\$00\$21\$2e\$34\$29\$23\$00display\$00list"
   .byte 0
   // ANTIC Display List Program
   // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANTIC
-  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
+  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $70, 2, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
diff --git a/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.log b/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.log
index 70bd346d6..56a946ac8 100644
--- a/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.log
+++ b/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.log
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ SYMBOL TABLE SSA
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::SKREST
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::STIMER
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::UNUSED
-(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST[]  = { (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $47, <(const byte*) TEXT, >(const byte*) TEXT, (byte) $41, <(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST, >(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST }
+(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST[]  = { (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $47, <(const byte*) TEXT, >(const byte*) TEXT, (byte) $70, (byte) 2, (byte) $41, <(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST, >(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST }
 (const nomodify byte**) SDLST = (byte**)(number) $230
 (const nomodify byte*) SDMCTL = (byte*)(number) $22f
-(const byte*) TEXT[]  = (byte*) "hello XT world! "sa
+(const byte*) TEXT[]  = (byte*) "HELLO atari 8BITDemonstrates ANTIC display list"sa
 (void()) __start()
 (label) __start::@1
 (label) __start::@2
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ main: {
 .segment Data
   // Message to show
 .encoding "ascii"
-  TEXT: .text @"hello\$00\$38\$34\$00world\$01\$00"
+  TEXT: .text @"\$28\$25\$2c\$2c\$2f\$00atari\$00\$18\$22\$29\$34\$24emonstrates\$00\$21\$2e\$34\$29\$23\$00display\$00list"
   .byte 0
   // ANTIC Display List Program
   // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANTIC
-  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
+  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $70, 2, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
 
 REGISTER UPLIFT POTENTIAL REGISTERS
 Statement [0] *((const nomodify byte*) SDMCTL) ← (byte) $21 [ ] (  [ ] { }  ) always clobbers reg byte a 
@@ -449,11 +449,11 @@ main: {
 .segment Data
   // Message to show
 .encoding "ascii"
-  TEXT: .text @"hello\$00\$38\$34\$00world\$01\$00"
+  TEXT: .text @"\$28\$25\$2c\$2c\$2f\$00atari\$00\$18\$22\$29\$34\$24emonstrates\$00\$21\$2e\$34\$29\$23\$00display\$00list"
   .byte 0
   // ANTIC Display List Program
   // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANTIC
-  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
+  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $70, 2, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
 
 ASSEMBLER OPTIMIZATIONS
 Removing instruction jmp __b1
@@ -567,10 +567,10 @@ FINAL SYMBOL TABLE
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::SKREST
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::STIMER
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::UNUSED
-(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST[]  = { (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $47, <(const byte*) TEXT, >(const byte*) TEXT, (byte) $41, <(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST, >(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST }
+(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST[]  = { (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $47, <(const byte*) TEXT, >(const byte*) TEXT, (byte) $70, (byte) 2, (byte) $41, <(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST, >(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST }
 (const nomodify byte**) SDLST = (byte**) 560
 (const nomodify byte*) SDMCTL = (byte*) 559
-(const byte*) TEXT[]  = (byte*) "hello XT world! "sa
+(const byte*) TEXT[]  = (byte*) "HELLO atari 8BITDemonstrates ANTIC display list"sa
 (void()) main()
 (label) main::@1
 
@@ -638,9 +638,9 @@ main: {
 .segment Data
   // Message to show
 .encoding "ascii"
-  TEXT: .text @"hello\$00\$38\$34\$00world\$01\$00"
+  TEXT: .text @"\$28\$25\$2c\$2c\$2f\$00atari\$00\$18\$22\$29\$34\$24emonstrates\$00\$21\$2e\$34\$29\$23\$00display\$00list"
   .byte 0
   // ANTIC Display List Program
   // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANTIC
-  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
+  DISPLAY_LIST: .byte $70, $70, $70, $47, <TEXT, >TEXT, $70, 2, $41, <DISPLAY_LIST, >DISPLAY_LIST
 
diff --git a/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.sym b/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.sym
index 75efabc1e..7f524f179 100644
--- a/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.sym
+++ b/src/test/ref/examples/atarixl/helloxl.sym
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::SKREST
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::STIMER
 (byte) ATARI_POKEY_WRITE::UNUSED
-(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST[]  = { (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $47, <(const byte*) TEXT, >(const byte*) TEXT, (byte) $41, <(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST, >(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST }
+(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST[]  = { (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $70, (byte) $47, <(const byte*) TEXT, >(const byte*) TEXT, (byte) $70, (byte) 2, (byte) $41, <(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST, >(const byte*) DISPLAY_LIST }
 (const nomodify byte**) SDLST = (byte**) 560
 (const nomodify byte*) SDMCTL = (byte*) 559
-(const byte*) TEXT[]  = (byte*) "hello XT world! "sa
+(const byte*) TEXT[]  = (byte*) "HELLO atari 8BITDemonstrates ANTIC display list"sa
 (void()) main()
 (label) main::@1