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+ACME Cross-Assembler
+====================
+
+This is a git-svn conversion of the repo at
+[SourceForge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/acme-crossass/):
+
+
+```
+git svn clone -s https://svn.code.sf.net/p/acme-crossass/code-0
+```
+
+Summary
+-------
+
+ACME is a free cross assembler released under the GNU GPL.
+
+It can produce code for the following processors: 6502, 6510 (including
+illegal opcodes), 65c02 and 65816.ACME supports the standard assembler stuff
+like global/local/anonymous labels, offset assembly, conditional assembly
+and looping assembly.  It can include other source files as well as binaries
+while assembling.
+
+Calculations can be done in integer or float mode.
+
+Oh, and it is fast.
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