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+;  Stella configuration file
+;
+;  Lines starting with ';' are comments and are ignored.
+;  Spaces and tabs are ignored.
+;
+;  Format MUST be as follows:
+;     command = value
+;
+;  Commmands are the same as those specified on the commandline,
+;  without the '-' character.
+;
+;  Values are the same as those allowed on the commandline.
+;  Boolean values are specified as 1 (for true) and 0 (for false)
+;
+                       
+;display = <display>
+;fps     = <number>
+;owncmap = <0|1>
+;winsize = <size>
+;grabmouse <0|1>
+;hidecursor <0|1>
+;center  = <0|1>
+;volume  = <number>
+;paddle  = <0|1|2|3|real>
+;showfps = <0|1>
+;fullscreen = <0|1>