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+This is experimental, community-supported Windows port of MicroPython.
+It is based on Unix port, and expected to remain so.
+
+To cross-compile under Debian/Ubuntu Linux system:
+
+sudo apt-get install mingw32 mingw32-binutils mingw32-runtime
+make CC=i586-mingw32msvc-gcc
+
+The port requires additional testing, debugging, and patches. Please
+consider to contribute.