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+Copyright (c) 2020 Kyle Isom <kyle@imap.cc>
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
+any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
+the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
+copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
+WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA
+OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
+TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
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+# pocket computer M4
+
+The PCM4 (pocket computer / M4) is a handheld computing device based
+around the Keyboard FeatherWing [1] and the Adafruit Feather M4 [2].
+The Feather M4 has 512K of flash memory, 192K of RAM, and 2M QSPI [3]
+flash.
+
+[1] https://www.tindie.com/products/arturo182/keyboard-featherwing-qwerty-keyboard-26-lcd/
+[2] https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-m4-express-atsamd51?view=all
+[3] https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_QSPI
+
+It will have a scheme-based operating system.
+