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+[documentation](http://oliverschmidt.github.io/cc65/)
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+cc65 is a complete cross development package for 65(C)02 systems, including
+a powerful macro assembler, a C compiler, linker, librarian and several
+other tools.
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+cc65 has C and runtime library support for many of the old 6502 machines,
+including
+
+- the following Commodore machines:
+  - VIC20
+  - C16/C116 and Plus/4
+  - C64
+  - C128
+  - CBM 510 (aka P500)
+  - the 600/700 family
+  - newer PET machines (not 2001).
+- the Apple ][+ and successors.
+- the Atari 8 bit machines.
+- GEOS for the C64 and C128.
+- the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
+- the Supervision console.
+- the Oric Atmos.
+- the Lynx console.
+
+The libraries are fairly portable, so creating a version for other 6502s
+shouldn't be too much work.