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==BootProg==
'''BootProg''' is a boot sector that loads and runs COM/EXE programs, written by Alexei Frounze
'''BootProg''' is a boot loader written by Alexei Frounze. BootProg is able to load COM/EXE programs from a FAT12/FAT16 floppy drive or hard drive.
 
BootProg is written in NASM and may be an interesting alternative for those who find GRUB oversizedbloated for their needs, andor have a working environment where FAT/EXE is more comfortable than EXT2/ELF.▼
Much like [[GRUB]], BootProg aims at being a generic bootloader, running existing file format (where most custom bootloaders involve custom binary formats) and existing partition format (FAT12/FAT16). It is tested on both floppy and hard drive.
 
==See Also==
▲BootProg is written in NASM and may be an interesting alternative for those who find GRUB oversized for their needs and have a working environment where FAT/EXE is more comfortable than EXT2/ELF.
[http://alexfru.chat.ru/epm.html BootProg Homepage]
 
[[Category:Bootloaders]]
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