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 ====
 
 xasm is a 6502 cross-assembler with original syntax extensions.
+By default it generates binaries
+for [Atari 8-bit computers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family).
 
-See [website](http://xasm.atari.org) for documentation and Windows download.
+Syntax
+------
 
-This GitHub project contains source code updated to D version 2.
+6502 assembly language is full of LDA, STA, LDA, STA sequences.
+With xasm you can use MVA as a shortcut for an LDA/STA pair or even MWA for 16-bit transfers.
+You can avoid defining labels when you need short jumps,
+thanks to conditional skip and repeat pseudo-instructions.
+You can put two instructions that share their argument in one line.
+These are just some of the features that help you program in a more concise way.
+Let's look at typical 6502 code (which is also valid in xasm):
+
+        lda #<dest
+        sta ptr
+        lda #>dest
+        sta ptr+1
+        ldx #192
+    do_line
+        ldy #39
+    do_byte
+        lda pattern,y
+        sta (ptr),y
+        dey
+        bpl do_byte
+        lda #40
+        clc
+        adc ptr
+        sta ptr
+        bcc skip
+        inc ptr+1
+    skip
+        dex
+        bne do_line
+
+Using xasm's features this code can be rewritten to:
+
+        mwa     #dest ptr
+        ldx     #192
+    do_line
+        ldy     #39
+        mva:rpl pattern,y (ptr),y-
+        lda #40
+        add:sta ptr
+        scc:inc ptr+1
+        dex:bne do_line
+
+xasm syntax is based on 1990's Quick Assembler.
+Write accumulator shifts as in `asl @`.
+Whitespace is important: it is required before the instruction
+and disallowed in the operands, because it separates a comment from the operand, e.g.
+
+        lda #0   this is a comment, no need for a semicolon
+
+This may look weird at first, but it enables nice features such as instruction pairs
+and two-argument pseudo-instructions.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+xasm is a command-line tool.
+Therefore you additionally need a programmer's text editor.
+
+I use [SciTE](http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html).
+To install xasm syntax highlighting, copy `xasm.properties`
+to the SciTE directory.
+
+I build my 8-bit programs with GNU Make,
+having configured SciTE to run "make" on Ctrl+1.
+See [my repositories](https://github.com/pfusik?tab=repositories) on GitHub.
+
+Download
+--------
+
+A release is coming soon.
+Meanwhile you can download Windows binaries from the [old website](http://xasm.atari.org/).
+
+Links
+-----
+
+* [Atari800](http://atari800.sourceforge.net/) - portable emulator of Atari 8-bit computers
+* [Atari XL/XE Source Archive](http://sources.pigwa.net/) - source code of Atari demos, utilities and games
+* [cc65](http://cc65.github.io/cc65/) - C cross-compiler targeting 6502-based systems
+* [MADS](http://mads.atari8.info/) - another 6502/65816 cross-assembler, partially supporting xasm's syntax
+* [WUDSN IDE](http://wudsn.com/) - Eclipse plugin, front-end to several 6502 cross-assemblers including xasm

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-xasm - 6502 cross-assembler
-===========================
-
-xasm is a free tool for programming 
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family[Atari 8-bit family computers].
-
-History
--------
-
-First version of xasm was written in 1998. I needed a cross-assembler
-that could understand the syntax of Quick Assembler
-which I used for 8-bit Atari programming before I got a PC.
-Initially xasm supported the syntax of QA and nothing more.
-I quickly realized that I could extend the syntax to make it more expressive.
-This led to xasm 2.0, still in 1998. I added some more features
-next year. In 2002 I released many versions which contained
-mostly bugfixes. In 2005 there were some minor enhancements and bug fixes,
-as well as the whole assembler was rewritten from the x86 assembly language
-it was initially written in to the http://www.digitalmars.com/d/[D programming language].
-Current version 3.0.2 was released 17th October 2009.
-
-Syntax
-------
-
-6502 assembler code is usually full of LDA, STA, LDA, STA sequences.
-With xasm you can use MVA as a shortcut for LDA/STA pair
-or even MWA for 16-bit transfers. You can avoid defining labels
-when you need short jumps, thanks to conditional skip
-and repeat pseudo-instructions. You can put two instructions
-that share their argument in one line.
-These are just some of the features that help you program
-in a more concise way. Let's look at typical 6502 code
-(which is also valid in xasm):
-
------------------------------
-        lda #<dest
-        sta ptr
-        lda #>dest
-        sta ptr+1
-        ldx #192
-do_line
-        ldy #39
-do_byte
-        lda pattern,y
-        sta (ptr),y
-        dey
-        bpl do_byte
-        lda #40
-        clc
-        adc ptr
-        sta ptr
-        bcc skip
-        inc ptr+1
-skip
-        dex
-        bne do_line
------------------------------
-
-Using xasm's features this code can be rewritten to:
-
------------------------------
-        mwa     #dest ptr
-        ldx     #192
-do_line
-        ldy     #39
-        mva:rpl pattern,y (ptr),y-
-        lda #40
-        add:sta ptr
-        scc:inc ptr+1
-        dex:bne do_line
------------------------------
-
-
-Usage
------
-
-xasm is a command-line tool.
-Therefore you additionally need a programmer's text editor.
-
-I use http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html[SciTE].
-Syntax highlighting definition for it is included with xasm.
-To install it, copy `xasm.properties` to the SciTE directory,
-select _Options / Open Global Options File_, type `import xasm`
-at the end and save the global configuration file.
-
-image::scite.png[xasm code in SciTE]
-
-Download
---------
-
-- link:xasm-3.0.2-windows.zip[xasm 3.0.2 for Windows]
-- link:xasm-3.0.2-src.zip[xasm 3.0.2 source code]
-- link:xasm261.zip[xasm 2.6.1 for DOS]
-
-For other systems, such as GNU/Linux and MacOS X, install a D 1.x compiler
-and compile xasm from source code.
-
-Inflate
--------
-
-Do you need a good decompression routine for 6502?
-See my link:inflate.html[inflate routine].
-
-Links
------
-
-- http://atari800.sourceforge.net/[Atari800 emulator] - portable emulator of Atari 8-bit computers
-- http://sources.pigwa.net/[Atari XL/XE Source Archive] - source code of Atari demos, utilities and games
-- http://www.cc65.org/[cc65] - C cross-compiler targeting 6502-based systems
-- http://epi.atari8.info/hcasm.php[HardCore Assembler] - 6502/65816 cross-assembler, partially supporting xasm's syntax
-- http://mads.atari8.info/[MADS] - another 6502/65816 cross-assembler, partially supporting xasm's syntax
-- http://wudsn.com/[WUDSN IDE] - Eclipse plugin, front-end to several 6502 cross-assemblers including xasm