From: ElocutusOfBorg AT hotmail DOT com
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Subject: Re: Bootable Program
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:56:49 -0600
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In article <35437D55 DOT AB4115D8 AT geocities DOT com>,
  Keith Bonawitz <aule AT geocities DOT com> wrote:
>
> Such a program would have to be coded in assembler.  Basically, you
> would be writing an operating system... note that you cannot use any DOS
> interrupts, either.  There are other guidelines that must be followed as
> well.

The funniest title I ever saw in the Computer section of Barnes and Nobles
was, "Build Your Own 32-Bit Operating System in 21 Days."

At least *now* we know where Bill Gates shops.

--Elocutus

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