- Added magic numbers to pretend the NEC original program version
2.70.
- Added string display routine with Shift-JIS code support.
- Added three nop instructions at start1 in start.s since the
installaer of the IPLware put 'call $0x09ab' instruction.
- Put the near return instruction at 0x9ab in selector.s.
Since the Shit-JIS display routine must be located at 0x1243, the
linker script file (ldscript) is applied.
drives. Some IDE cards don't set propler information into BIOS work
are and their sector size were always recognized as 256 bytes/sector.
Pointed out by: jagarl@creator.club.ne.jp
sector 0 of a disk and boot0.5 is the `boot selector' which starts
from address 0x400. The IPL loads boot0.5 and boot0.5 loads bootblock
of a slice.
The boot manager stuff was developed by me (kato) with Borland C++,
and then, translated into bcc in the ports collection by Nokubi-san.
After that, boot0 has been translated into gas with the .code16
directive by Takahashi-san (nyan) and boot0.5 has been rewritten in
gas by me.
