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BOOT-SS.ASM
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Assembly Source File
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1986-01-03
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; Boot Record Program (C) Copyright Peter Norton 1986
boots segment 'code'
public boot
assume cs:boots
boot proc far
; 30-byte DOS info -- set up for 1-side, 8-sector
; change as needed for any other format
head:
jmp begin ; EB 2A 90 as per normal
db ' Norton ' ; 8-byte system id
dw 512 ; sector size in bytes
db 1 ; sectors per cluster
dw 1 ; reserved clusters
db 2 ; number of fats
dw 64 ; root directory entries
dw 320 ; total sectors
db 0FEh ; format id
dw 1 ; sectors per fat
dw 8 ; sectors per track
dw 1 ; sides
dw 0 ; special hidden sectors
; mysterious but apparently standard 14-byte filler
db 14 dup (0)
; carry on with the boot work
begin:
mov ax,07C0h ; boot record location
push ax
pop ds
mov bx,message_offset ; put offset to message into si
mov cx,message_length ; message length from cx
continue:
mov ah,14 ; write teletype
mov al,[bx]
push ds
push cx
push bx
int 10h
pop bx
pop cx
pop ds
inc bx
loop continue
mov ah,0 ; read next keyboard character
int 16h
mov ah,15 ; get video mode
int 10h
mov ah,0 ; set video mode (clears screen)
int 10h
int 19h ; re-boot
beg_message:
db 0Dh,0Ah ; carriage return, line-feed
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' Start your computer with'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' a DOS system diskette.'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' This is'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' The Norton Utilities'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' Version 3.0'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' from'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' Peter Norton'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' 2210 Wilshire Blvd'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' Santa Monica, CA 90403'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' (213) 826-8092'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' Insert a DOS diskette'
db 0Dh,0Ah
db ' Press any key to start DOS ... '
end_message:
; I put a copyright notice here; you do if you want to ...
tail:
message_offset equ beg_message - head
message_length equ end_message - beg_message
filler_amount equ 512 - (tail - head) - 2
db filler_amount dup (0) ; filler
db 055h,0AAh ; boot id
boot endp
boots ends
end