diff --git a/firmware/CONFIG b/firmware/CONFIG
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb10c8a7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/CONFIG
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Config template file. Contains and describes all possibile config
+ * items. Don't actually use this file, this is plain documentation.
+ */
+
+/* define this if you have recording possibility */
+#define HAVE_RECORDING 1
+
+/* define this if you have a bitmap LCD display */
+#define HAVE_LCD_BITMAP 1
+
+/* define this if you have a charcell LCD display */
+#define HAVE_LCD_CHARCELLS 1
+
+/* define this if you compile a simulator (no actual HW) */
+#define SIMULATOR 1
diff --git a/firmware/config-player.h b/firmware/config-player.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42c86fcdec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/config-player.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* define this if you have a charcell LCD display */
+#define HAVE_LCD_CHARCELLS 1
+
diff --git a/firmware/config-playerold.h b/firmware/config-playerold.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42c86fcdec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/config-playerold.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* define this if you have a charcell LCD display */
+#define HAVE_LCD_CHARCELLS 1
+
diff --git a/firmware/config-recorder.h b/firmware/config-recorder.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a1279d9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/config-recorder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/* define this if you have recording possibility */
+#define HAVE_RECORDING 1
+
+/* define this if you have a bitmap LCD display */
+#define HAVE_LCD_BITMAP 1
diff --git a/firmware/config.h b/firmware/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3e55e2529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 by Daniel Stenberg
+ *
+ * All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
+ * See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#if defined(ARCHOS_PLAYER)
+#include "config-player.h"
+#elsif definfed(ARCHOS_PLAYER_OLD)
+#include "config-playerold.h"
+#elsif definfed(ARCHOS_RECORDER)
+#include "config-recorder.h"
+#else
+/* no known platform */
+#endif