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Chapter 2. A Simple Prototype

Table of Contents
2.1. Analysis
2.2. Design
2.2.1. Simplification
2.2.2. Boot Disk
2.2.3. Root Disk
2.2.4. CPU Compatibility
2.3. Construction
2.3.1. Prepare the boot disk floppy
2.3.2. Build the kernel
2.3.3. Copy the kernel to diskette
2.3.4. Copy the LILO boot loader
2.3.5. Create device files that LILO needs
2.3.6. Write a simple lilo.conf
2.3.7. Install the LILO boot loader
2.3.8. Unmount the boot disk
2.3.9. Prepare the root disk floppy
2.3.10. Build BASH
2.3.11. Copy BASH to the root disk
2.3.12. Create device files that BASH needs
2.3.13. Unmount the root disk
2.4. Implementation
2.4.1. System startup
2.4.2. Testing what works
2.4.3. Noting what does not work
2.4.4. System shutdown
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