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+# Free42 Projects
+
+This repository contains a collection of Free42 & HP42 like programs.
+The ``originals``-folder contains some already existing projects provided by different other authors. These were collected from different web-sites, just to not forget them.
+
+These programs can be compiled using the following tools:
+- TBD