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+# fox32
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+**fox32** (stylized in all lowercase) is a 32 bit fantasy computer architecture, with a custom operating system and user interface inspired by various classic computers.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+**Note: This software is still very much in an early stage, and is currently more focused towards developers rather than end-users.**
+
+### Usage
+
+**fox32** attempts to read its ROM from a file called `fox32.rom` in the current directory. If this file isn't found then it falls back to `../fox32rom/fox32.rom`, and if this file isn't found then it exits.
+
+See [encoding.md](encoding.md) for information about the instruction set.
+
+## License
+This project is licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).
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