diff --git a/cfg/atari-asm-xex.cfg b/cfg/atari-asm-xex.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0a6291db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg/atari-asm-xex.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+FEATURES {
+    STARTADDRESS: default = $2E00;
+}
+SYMBOLS {
+    __STARTADDRESS__: type = export, value = %S;
+}
+MEMORY {
+    ZP:      file = "", define = yes, start = $0082, size = $007E;
+    MAIN:    file = %O, define = yes, start = %S,    size = $BC20 - %S;
+}
+FILES {
+    %O: format = atari;
+}
+FORMATS {
+    atari: runad = start;
+}
+SEGMENTS {
+    ZEROPAGE: load = ZP,      type = zp,  optional = yes;
+    EXTZP:    load = ZP,      type = zp,  optional = yes; # to enable modules to be able to link to C and assembler programs
+    CODE:     load = MAIN,    type = rw,                  define = yes;
+    RODATA:   load = MAIN,    type = ro   optional = yes;
+    DATA:     load = MAIN,    type = rw   optional = yes;
+    BSS:      load = MAIN,    type = bss, optional = yes, define = yes;
+}
diff --git a/cfg/atari-xex.cfg b/cfg/atari-xex.cfg
index f0a6291db..5f390e12c 100644
--- a/cfg/atari-xex.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atari-xex.cfg
@@ -1,24 +1,56 @@
+# Sample linker configuration for C programs using the Atari binary file support.
+# Use with: cl65 -tatari -Catari-c-xex.cfg prog.c -o prog.xex
 FEATURES {
-    STARTADDRESS: default = $2E00;
+    STARTADDRESS: default = $2000;
 }
 SYMBOLS {
-    __STARTADDRESS__: type = export, value = %S;
+    __SYSTEM_CHECK__:    type = import;  # force inclusion of "system check" load chunk
+    __STACKSIZE__:       type = weak, value = $0800; # 2k stack
+    __STARTADDRESS__:    type = export, value = %S;
+    __RESERVED_MEMORY__: type = weak, value = $0000;
+    __SYSCHKHDR__:       type = export, value = 0; # Disable system check header
+    __SYSCHKTRL__:       type = export, value = 0; # Disable system check trailer
 }
 MEMORY {
-    ZP:      file = "", define = yes, start = $0082, size = $007E;
-    MAIN:    file = %O, define = yes, start = %S,    size = $BC20 - %S;
+    ZP:         file = "", define = yes, start = $0082, size = $007E;
+# "system check" load chunk
+    SYSCHKCHNK: file = %O,               start = $2E00, size = $0300;
+# "main program" load chunk
+    MAIN:       file = %O, define = yes, start = %S,    size = $BC20 - __STACKSIZE__ - __RESERVED_MEMORY__ - %S;
 }
 FILES {
     %O: format = atari;
 }
 FORMATS {
-    atari: runad = start;
+    atari: runad = start,
+           initad = SYSCHKCHNK: __SYSTEM_CHECK__;
 }
 SEGMENTS {
-    ZEROPAGE: load = ZP,      type = zp,  optional = yes;
-    EXTZP:    load = ZP,      type = zp,  optional = yes; # to enable modules to be able to link to C and assembler programs
-    CODE:     load = MAIN,    type = rw,                  define = yes;
-    RODATA:   load = MAIN,    type = ro   optional = yes;
-    DATA:     load = MAIN,    type = rw   optional = yes;
-    BSS:      load = MAIN,    type = bss, optional = yes, define = yes;
+    ZEROPAGE:  load = ZP,         type = zp;
+    EXTZP:     load = ZP,         type = zp,                optional = yes;
+    SYSCHK:    load = SYSCHKCHNK, type = rw,  define = yes, optional = yes;
+    STARTUP:   load = MAIN,       type = ro,  define = yes;
+    LOWBSS:    load = MAIN,       type = rw,                optional = yes;  # not zero initialized
+    LOWCODE:   load = MAIN,       type = ro,  define = yes, optional = yes;
+    ONCE:      load = MAIN,       type = ro,                optional = yes;
+    CODE:      load = MAIN,       type = ro,  define = yes;
+    RODATA:    load = MAIN,       type = ro;
+    DATA:      load = MAIN,       type = rw;
+    INIT:      load = MAIN,       type = rw,                optional = yes;
+    BSS:       load = MAIN,       type = bss, define = yes;
+}
+FEATURES {
+    CONDES: type    = constructor,
+            label   = __CONSTRUCTOR_TABLE__,
+            count   = __CONSTRUCTOR_COUNT__,
+            segment = ONCE;
+    CONDES: type    = destructor,
+            label   = __DESTRUCTOR_TABLE__,
+            count   = __DESTRUCTOR_COUNT__,
+            segment = RODATA;
+    CONDES: type    = interruptor,
+            label   = __INTERRUPTOR_TABLE__,
+            count   = __INTERRUPTOR_COUNT__,
+            segment = RODATA,
+            import  = __CALLIRQ__;
 }
diff --git a/cfg/atarixl-xex.cfg b/cfg/atarixl-xex.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b1fe9ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cfg/atarixl-xex.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Sample linker configuration for C programs using the Atari binary file support.
+# Use with: cl65 -tatarixl -Catarixl-c-xex.cfg prog.c -o prog.xex
+FEATURES {
+    STARTADDRESS: default = $2400;
+}
+SYMBOLS {
+    __SYSTEM_CHECK__: type = import;  # force inclusion of "system check" load chunk
+    __STACKSIZE__:    type = weak, value = $0800; # 2k stack
+    __STARTADDRESS__: type = export, value = %S;
+    __SYSCHKHDR__:    type = export, value = 0; # Disable system check header
+    __SYSCHKTRL__:    type = export, value = 0; # Disable system check trailer
+}
+MEMORY {
+    ZP:          file = "", define = yes, start = $0082,                size = $007E;
+
+# "system check" load chunk
+    SYSCHKCHNK:  file = %O,               start = $2E00,                size = $0300;
+
+# "shadow RAM preparation" load chunk
+    SRPREPCHNK:  file = %O, define = yes, start = %S,                   size = $7C20 - %S - $07FF;  # $07FF: space for temp. chargen buffer, 1K aligned
+
+# "main program" load chunk
+    MAIN:        file = %O, define = yes, start = %S + __LOWBSS_SIZE__, size = $D000 - __STACKSIZE__ - %S - __LOWBSS_SIZE__;
+
+# memory beneath the ROM preceeding the character generator
+    HIDDEN_RAM2: file = "", define = yes, start = $D800,                size = $0800;
+
+# address of relocated character generator (same addess as ROM version)
+    CHARGEN:     file = "", define = yes, start = $E000,                size = $0400;
+
+# memory beneath the ROM
+    HIDDEN_RAM:  file = "", define = yes, start = $E400,                size = $FFFA - $E400;
+
+# UNUSED - hide
+    UNUSED:  file = "", start = $0,  size = $10;
+}
+FILES {
+    %O: format = atari;
+}
+FORMATS {
+    atari: runad = start,
+           initad = SYSCHKCHNK: __SYSTEM_CHECK__,
+           initad = SRPREPCHNK: sramprep;
+}
+SEGMENTS {
+    ZEROPAGE:    load = ZP,                            type = zp;
+    EXTZP:       load = ZP,                            type = zp,                optional = yes;
+
+    SYSCHK:      load = SYSCHKCHNK,                    type = rw,  define = yes, optional = yes;
+    LOWBSS:      load = SRPREPCHNK,                    type = bss, define = yes;  # shared btw. SRPREPCHNK and RAM, not zero initialized
+    SRPREP:      load = SRPREPCHNK,                    type = rw,  define = yes;
+    SHADOW_RAM:  load = SRPREPCHNK, run = HIDDEN_RAM,  type = rw,  define = yes, optional = yes;
+    SHADOW_RAM2: load = SRPREPCHNK, run = HIDDEN_RAM2, type = rw,  define = yes, optional = yes;
+    STARTUP:     load = MAIN,                          type = ro,  define = yes;
+    LOWCODE:     load = MAIN,                          type = ro,  define = yes, optional = yes;
+    ONCE:        load = MAIN,                          type = ro,                optional = yes;
+    CODE:        load = MAIN,                          type = ro,  define = yes;
+    RODATA:      load = MAIN,                          type = ro;
+    DATA:        load = MAIN,                          type = rw;
+    INIT:        load = MAIN,                          type = rw,                optional = yes;
+    BSS:         load = MAIN,                          type = bss, define = yes;
+    SRPREPHDR:   load = UNUSED,                        type = ro;
+    SRPREPTRL:   load = UNUSED,                        type = ro;
+}
+FEATURES {
+    CONDES: type    = constructor,
+            label   = __CONSTRUCTOR_TABLE__,
+            count   = __CONSTRUCTOR_COUNT__,
+            segment = ONCE;
+    CONDES: type    = destructor,
+            label   = __DESTRUCTOR_TABLE__,
+            count   = __DESTRUCTOR_COUNT__,
+            segment = RODATA;
+    CONDES: type    = interruptor,
+            label   = __INTERRUPTOR_TABLE__,
+            count   = __INTERRUPTOR_COUNT__,
+            segment = RODATA,
+            import  = __CALLIRQ__;
+}
diff --git a/doc/atari.sgml b/doc/atari.sgml
index 346377b36..42b06d83e 100644
--- a/doc/atari.sgml
+++ b/doc/atari.sgml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ is <it/left out/, keep this in mind.
 The values you assign to the two symbols <tt/__AUTOSTART__/ and <tt/__EXEHDR__/
 don't matter.
 
-<sect2><tt/atari-xex.cfg/<p>
+<sect2><tt/atari-asm-xex.cfg/<p>
 
 This config file allows writing multi segment binaries easily, without having to
 write the header explicitly on each segment.
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ format support on LD65 instead of the standard binary output, so it does not
 have the <tt/__AUTOSTART/ nor the <tt/__EXEHDR__/ symbols.
 
 Note that each <tt/MEMORY/ area in the configuration file will have it's own
-segment in the output file with the correct headers.
+segment in the output file with the correct headers, and you can specify and
+init address INITAD) for each memory area.
 
 <sect2><tt/atari-cart.cfg/<p>
 
@@ -242,6 +243,18 @@ would need to be split in more parts and the parts to be loaded manually.
 To write the generated file to a cassette, a utility (<tt/w2cas.com/) to run
 on an Atari is provided in the <tt/util/ directory of <tt/atari/ target dir.
 
+<sect2><tt/atari-xex.cfg/<p>
+
+This config file shows how to write a binary using the ATARI (xex) file format
+support on LD65, this simplifies the memory areas and allows to add new memory
+areas easily without writing new headers and trailers.
+
+Note that the default C library includes the system-check chunk, so in this
+linker configuration we suppress the importing of the header and trailer for
+this chunk by defining the standard import symbols to a 0 value. For the
+initialization address of the system-check chunk, the INITAD is set directly in
+the configuration.
+
 <sect1><tt/atarixl/ config files<p>
 
 <sect2>default config file (<tt/atarixl.cfg/)<p>
@@ -265,6 +278,15 @@ The files generated by this config file include the
 <ref name="&dquot;system check&dquot;" id="syschkxl"> load chunk. It can
 optionally be left out, see <ref name="Getting rid of the &dquot;system check&dquot; load chunk" id="nosyschk">.
 
+<sect2><tt/atarixl-xex.cfg/<p>
+
+Similar to the <tt/atari-xex.cfg/ above, this config file shows how to write a
+binary using the ATARI (xex) file format support on LD65.
+
+In addition to the suppressing of the system-check headers and trailers, this
+also suppresses the shadow-ram-preparation headers and trailers, but does this
+by defining an "UNUSED" memory area that is not written to the output file.
+
 
 <sect>Platform specific header files<p>
 
diff --git a/doc/ld65.sgml b/doc/ld65.sgml
index 9116eb442..3f159b39b 100644
--- a/doc/ld65.sgml
+++ b/doc/ld65.sgml
@@ -938,9 +938,24 @@ has several attributes that may be defined here.
     }
 </verb></tscreen>
 
-The Atari file format has only one attribute, <tt/RUNAD/ that allows to specify
-a symbol as the run address of the binary. If the attribute is omiteed, no run
-address is specified.
+The Atari file format has two attributes:
+
+<descrip>
+
+  <tag><tt>RUNAD = symbol</tt></tag>
+
+  Specify a symbol as the run address of the binary, the loader will call this
+  address after all the file is loaded in memory. If the attribute is omitted,
+  no run address is included in the file.
+
+  <tag><tt>INITAD = memory_area : symbol</tt></tag>
+
+  Specify a symbol as the initialization address for the given memory area.
+  The binary loader will call this address just after the memory area is loaded
+  into memory, before continuing loading the rest of the file.
+
+</descrip>
+
 
 <tscreen><verb>
     FORMATS {
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/system_check.s b/libsrc/atari/system_check.s
index 19efaf2e2..df7c433a4 100644
--- a/libsrc/atari/system_check.s
+++ b/libsrc/atari/system_check.s
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 
 ;DEBUG   =       1
 
-        .export         __SYSTEM_CHECK__: absolute = 1
-        .import         __SYSCHK_LOAD__
+        .export         __SYSTEM_CHECK__, __SYSCHK_END__
         .import         __STARTADDRESS__
 
         ; the following imports are only needed for the 'atari' target version
@@ -25,10 +24,12 @@
         .import         __STACKSIZE__
         .import         __RESERVED_MEMORY__
 
+        ; import our header and trailers
+        .forceimport    __SYSCHKHDR__, __SYSCHKTRL__
+
         .include        "zeropage.inc"
         .include        "atari.inc"
 
-
 .macro print_string text
         .local  start, cont
         jmp     cont
@@ -229,25 +230,10 @@ delay1: ldx     #0
 
 .endproc
 
-end:
+__SYSTEM_CHECK__=syschk
+__SYSCHK_END__:
 
 .ifndef __ATARIXL__
 tmp:            ; outside of the load chunk, some kind of poor man's .bss
 .endif
 
-; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-; Chunk header
-
-.segment        "SYSCHKHDR"
-
-        .word   __SYSCHK_LOAD__
-        .word   end - 1
-
-; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-; Chunk "trailer" - sets INITAD
-
-.segment        "SYSCHKTRL"
-
-        .word   INITAD
-        .word   INITAD+1
-        .word   syschk
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/system_check_hdr.s b/libsrc/atari/system_check_hdr.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1581ab918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/atari/system_check_hdr.s
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+;
+; Atari startup system check headers
+;
+; Christian Groessler, chris@groessler.org, 2013
+;
+        .export         __SYSCHKHDR__: absolute = 1
+        .import         __SYSCHK_LOAD__, __SYSCHK_END__
+
+; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Chunk header
+
+.segment        "SYSCHKHDR"
+
+        .word   __SYSCHK_LOAD__
+        .word   __SYSCHK_END__ - 1
+
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/system_check_trailer.s b/libsrc/atari/system_check_trailer.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..312b83b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/atari/system_check_trailer.s
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+;
+; Atari startup system check headers
+;
+; Christian Groessler, chris@groessler.org, 2013
+;
+        .export         __SYSCHKTRL__: absolute = 1
+        .import         __SYSTEM_CHECK__
+
+        .include        "atari.inc"
+; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Chunk "trailer" - sets INITAD
+
+.segment        "SYSCHKTRL"
+
+        .word   INITAD
+        .word   INITAD+1
+        .word   __SYSTEM_CHECK__
diff --git a/src/ld65/config.c b/src/ld65/config.c
index fafbed290..f8bff2ac0 100644
--- a/src/ld65/config.c
+++ b/src/ld65/config.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ static void ParseXex (void)
 {
     static const IdentTok Attributes [] = {
         {   "RUNAD",    CFGTOK_RUNAD            },
+        {   "INITAD",   CFGTOK_INITAD           },
     };
 
     /* Remember the attributes read */
@@ -1017,6 +1018,8 @@ static void ParseXex (void)
     };
     unsigned AttrFlags = atNone;
     Import *RunAd = 0;
+    Import *InitAd;
+    MemoryArea *InitMem;
 
     /* Read the attributes */
     while (CfgTok == CFGTOK_IDENT) {
@@ -1046,6 +1049,24 @@ static void ParseXex (void)
                 CfgNextTok ();
                 break;
 
+            case CFGTOK_INITAD:
+                /* We expect a memory area followed by a colon and an identifier */
+                CfgAssureIdent ();
+                InitMem = CfgGetMemory (GetStrBufId (&CfgSVal));
+                CfgNextTok ();
+                CfgConsumeColon ();
+                CfgAssureIdent ();
+                /* Generate an import for the symbol */
+                InitAd = InsertImport (GenImport (GetStrBufId (&CfgSVal), ADDR_SIZE_ABS));
+                /* Remember the file position */
+                CollAppend (&InitAd->RefLines, GenLineInfo (&CfgErrorPos));
+                /* Eat the identifier token */
+                CfgNextTok ();
+                /* Add to XEX */
+                if (XexAddInitAd (XexFmtDesc, InitMem, InitAd))
+                    CfgError (&CfgErrorPos, "INITAD already given for memory area");
+                break;
+
             default:
                 FAIL ("Unexpected attribute token");
 
diff --git a/src/ld65/scanner.h b/src/ld65/scanner.h
index 77fa91da8..aeabbdca8 100644
--- a/src/ld65/scanner.h
+++ b/src/ld65/scanner.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ typedef enum {
     CFGTOK_VERSION,
     CFGTOK_FORMAT,
     CFGTOK_RUNAD,
+    CFGTOK_INITAD,
 
     CFGTOK_LOAD,
     CFGTOK_RUN,
diff --git a/src/ld65/xex.c b/src/ld65/xex.c
index 18190c063..c57fa0a8c 100644
--- a/src/ld65/xex.c
+++ b/src/ld65/xex.c
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
 /*                                   Data                                    */
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+/* Linked list of memory area initialization addresses */
+typedef struct XexInitAd {
+    MemoryArea *InitMem;
+    Import *InitAd;
+    struct XexInitAd *next;
+} XexInitAd;
 
 
 struct XexDesc {
@@ -65,13 +71,13 @@ struct XexDesc {
     FILE*       F;              /* Output file */
     const char* Filename;       /* Name of output file */
     Import*     RunAd;          /* Run Address */
+    XexInitAd*  InitAds;        /* List of Init Addresses */
     unsigned long HeadPos;      /* Position in the file of current header */
     unsigned long HeadEnd;      /* End address of current header */
     unsigned long HeadSize;     /* Last header size, can be removed if zero */
 };
 
 
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*                                   Code                                    */
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ XexDesc* NewXexDesc (void)
     D->F        = 0;
     D->Filename = 0;
     D->RunAd    = 0;
+    D->InitAds  = 0;
     D->HeadPos  = 0;
     D->HeadEnd  = 0;
     D->HeadSize = 0;
@@ -113,8 +120,35 @@ void XexSetRunAd (XexDesc* D, Import *RunAd)
     D->RunAd = RunAd;
 }
 
+XexInitAd* XexSearchInitMem(XexDesc* D, MemoryArea *InitMem)
+{
+    XexInitAd* I;
+    for (I=D->InitAds; I != 0; I=I->next)
+    {
+        if (I->InitMem == InitMem)
+            return I;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
 
 
+int XexAddInitAd (XexDesc* D, MemoryArea *InitMem, Import *InitAd)
+/* Sets and INITAD for the given memory area */
+{
+    XexInitAd* I;
+
+    /* Search for repeated entry */
+    if (XexSearchInitMem (D, InitMem))
+        return 1;
+
+    I = xmalloc (sizeof (XexInitAd));
+    I->InitAd  = InitAd;
+    I->InitMem = InitMem;
+    I->next    = D->InitAds;
+    D->InitAds = I;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static unsigned XexWriteExpr (ExprNode* E, int Signed, unsigned Size,
                               unsigned long Offs attribute ((unused)),
                               void* Data)
@@ -199,11 +233,14 @@ static void XexFakeSegment (XexDesc *D, unsigned long Addr)
 
 
 
-static void XexWriteMem (XexDesc* D, MemoryArea* M)
+static unsigned long XexWriteMem (XexDesc* D, MemoryArea* M)
 /* Write the segments of one memory area to a file */
 {
     unsigned I;
 
+    /* Store initial position to get total file size */
+    unsigned long StartPos = ftell (D->F);
+
     /* Always write a segment header for each memory area */
     D->HeadPos = 0;
 
@@ -321,6 +358,8 @@ static void XexWriteMem (XexDesc* D, MemoryArea* M)
     if (D->HeadSize == 0 && D->HeadPos) {
         fseek (D->F, D->HeadPos, SEEK_SET);
     }
+
+    return ftell (D->F) - StartPos;
 }
 
 
@@ -369,8 +408,14 @@ void XexWriteTarget (XexDesc* D, struct File* F)
     for (I = 0; I < CollCount (&F->MemoryAreas); ++I) {
         /* Get this entry */
         MemoryArea* M = CollAtUnchecked (&F->MemoryAreas, I);
+        /* See if we have an init address for this area */
+        XexInitAd* I = XexSearchInitMem (D, M);
         Print (stdout, 1, "  ATARI EXE Dumping `%s'\n", GetString (M->Name));
-        XexWriteMem (D, M);
+        if (XexWriteMem (D, M) && I) {
+            Write16 (D->F, 0x2E2);
+            Write16 (D->F, 0x2E3);
+            Write16 (D->F, GetExportVal (I->InitAd->Exp));
+        }
     }
 
     /* Write RUNAD at file end */
diff --git a/src/ld65/xex.h b/src/ld65/xex.h
index c74f78eca..2eb80de86 100644
--- a/src/ld65/xex.h
+++ b/src/ld65/xex.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ void XexWriteTarget (XexDesc* D, File* F);
 void XexSetRunAd (XexDesc* D, Import *RunAd);
 /* Set the RUNAD export */
 
+int XexAddInitAd (XexDesc* D, MemoryArea *InitMem, Import *InitAd);
+/* Sets and INITAD for the given memory area */
 
 /* End of xex.h */
 
diff --git a/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.cfg b/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.cfg
index 18dfff820..7558aa895 100644
--- a/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.cfg
+++ b/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.cfg
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ FEATURES {
 }
 MEMORY {
     ZP:      file = "", define = yes, start = $0082, size = $007E;
+    # First memory segment in file, show message
+    LOADER:  file = %O, start = $680, size = 128;
     # First memory segment in file, load over COLOR registers:
     COLOR:   file = %O, start = $2C4, size = 5;
     # Second memory segment, load at page 6:
-    PAGE6:   file = %O, start = $600, size = 256;
+    PAGE6:   file = %O, start = $600, size = 128;
     # Third memory segment in file, load over SDLST register:
     SDLST:   file = %O, start = $230, size = 2;
     # Main segment, load at "STARTADDRESS"
@@ -16,11 +18,13 @@ FILES {
     %O: format = atari;
 }
 FORMATS {
-    atari: runad = start;
+    atari: runad = start,
+           initad = LOADER: show_load;
 }
 SEGMENTS {
     ZEROPAGE: load = ZP,      type = zp,  optional = yes;
     # Place segments in memory areas:
+    LOADER:   load = LOADER,  type = rw;
     COLOR:    load = COLOR,   type = rw;
     PAGE6:    load = PAGE6,   type = rw;
     SDLST:    load = SDLST,   type = rw;
diff --git a/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.s b/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.s
index 7957ddf64..cdf43469d 100644
--- a/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.s
+++ b/testcode/lib/atari/multi-xex.s
@@ -14,8 +14,25 @@
         .macpack        atari
 
 ; Default RUNAD is "start", export that:
-        .export         start
+        .export         start, show_load
 
+; Loader
+        .segment        "LOADER"
+show_load:
+        ldx     #0              ; channel 0
+        lda     #<msg_load
+        sta     ICBAL,x         ; address
+        lda     #>msg_load
+        sta     ICBAH,x
+        lda     #$FF
+        sta     ICBLL,x         ; length
+        sta     ICBLH,x
+        lda     #PUTREC
+        sta     ICCOM,x
+        jmp     CIOV
+
+msg_load:
+        .byte   "Loading....", ATEOL
 
 ; We load color values directly into registers
         .segment        "COLOR"
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