[File] Where to put new magic?

B. Watson urchlay at slackware.uk
Thu Nov 27 00:33:43 UTC 2025



On Wed, 26 Nov 2025, Christos Zoulas wrote:

> Choosing when to put stuff in a separate file is pretty arbitrary, usually
> size plays a factor.

Makes sense. I have quite a lot of Atari 8-bit-specific magic, so it
should probably have its own file.

> And why call it atari8 instead of just atari?

Because Atari also made 16-bit computers (the ST, utterly different
from the 8-bit), and various game consoles (2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx,
Jaguar). I'm only concerned with the 8-bit computers (400/800/XL/XE
series).

"atari8" is short for "Atari 8-bit Home Computer". I could call the
file "atari-8bit" instead, if it makes things more clear.


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