>For example, in RT11 the bootstrap is 2 blocks long (block 2 is the
>rest). It reads the directory to find the kernel and loads that, then
>jumps to it. (Give or take some handwaving; Megan can improve on this
>in her sleep...)
:-)
Actually, the primary boot is the first block (block 0). It has enough
knowledge to pull in the second bootstrap, which is in blocks 2-5. Once
the secondary boot is in, it knows how to locate and load the rest of
the system, build the handler table, setup interrupts and finally start
the keyboard monitor (KMON), which is what you type your commands to.
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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