> ROTFL!  Which one are you using?
  ^^^^^^ ??
I'm currently using one which simply loads a binary image up to linear adress 
0x100000 (right above 1M), and jumps to it.
> Where'd you get the info?  Can I get a copy from you?
The info is available in the excellent book "The Indispensable PC Hardware 
Book", though it's nicely distributed across two chapters and an appendix..
> How informative can one single, solitary, semi-detached period be?
Depends on who's trying to pull the info out of it :)
> Hmph ... I switch to protected mode AFTER I load, so ...
Well, I switch quickly into it and back, to linearize the segments. This is, 
by the way, what FreeBSD does, I think.
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