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+The Atari++ Emulator is a Unix based emulator of the Atari eight bit
+computers, namely the Atari 400 and 800, the Atari 600XL, 800XL and 130XE,
+and the Atari 5200 game console. The emulator is auto-configurable and
+will compile on a variety of systems (Linux, Solaris, Irix), and supports
+many emulation features.
+
+Atari++ includes OS++, an open source replacement Atari 8-bit operating
+system, so it's able to run many games and applications without the
+Atari ROM images. However, for maximum compatibility, you probably will
+want the original ROMs. To get them, install the atari800_roms package,
+then use the atari++ GUI to set the ROM file paths to the images in
+/usr/share/atari800/roms/. There is no need to install the atari800_os++
+package for use with atari++ (OS++ is built into the emulator).
+
+Notes:
+
+1. Atari++, by default, is built with a fancy set of CFLAGS that the
+author includes in his makefile. If you're picky about such things, or if
+you run into crashes or compile errors, try setting FORCE_SLACK_CFLAGS=yes
+in the environment before running atari++.SlackBuild
+
+2. The Atari++ author doesn't keep old versions available on the
+site. This script was written for Atari++ version 1.57. By the time you
+read this, there may be a new release. If you are unable to find the 1.57
+source, you can either download the latest version and run the script as
+'VERSION=<whatever> ./atari++.SlackBuild', or else search for the 1.57
+source somewhere other than the author's homepage.