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+Getting Atari ROMs
+------------------
+
+The Atari ROMs can be downloaded from:
+
+	http://prdownloads.sf.net/atari800/xf25.zip
+
+Note that if you don't own an Atari, getting the ROMs via ftp may not be 
+legal. You must have the ROMs to use this emulator. The system admin should
+install the ROMS in /usr/local/lib/atari/ROMS/ or anywhere else if you
+adapt the configuration file (see the provided atari800.cfg).
+
+Getting Atari Software
+----------------------
+
+To add other software, you'll have to find your own disk images (some are 
+in the xf25.zip I mentioned above), and install them either in
+/usr/local/lib/atari/DISKS or somewhere else.
+
+Running the Emulator
+--------------------
+
+In the past, 3 versions of the Atari emulator were needed to support both 
+an X version and either vga or curses version for the console.
+
+With the incorporation of the SDL interface, the same code can run in both 
+the console and an X window.
+
+Luck,
+
+-- Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>
+
+From the new maintainer:
+------------------------
+
+1st takeover
+------------
+
+  I took over this package from Dale after using it for some years, thanks Dwarf!
+
+  Future packages should be build with either
+   - diskleds (temporarily visible disk activity indicators) or
+   - siosound (the atari makes some noise for every disk sector transferred).
+  Please vote!
+
+  Join the A-Team to comaintain this and possibly other (Atari-)Emulators and
+  build some common foundation and knowledgebase for emulation within Debian GNU.
+
+  Have a nice day, Martin Albert <ma@debian.org>
+  
+2nd takeover
+------------
+
+  I took over this package from Martin, thanks for excelent work. I am in close
+  cooperation with Petr Stehlik, who maintains the sources, he is doing 
+  excelent job as a release manager.
+  
+  Enjoy the package, Antonin Kral <A.Kral@sh.cvut.cz>