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Re:Why do PCs load their boot sector at 7C000h linear? by userbinator on Saturday September 26, 2015 @09:18AM (#10283020)
I feel old for recognising that address and knowing the answer to the question before I even read the article...

You can see the actual bootloader code in the PC's BIOS here:

http://static.pcjs.org/pubs/pc/reference/ibm/5150/techref/19...

The address is mentioned in lines 44 and 45 here:

http://static.pcjs.org/pubs/pc/reference/ibm/5150/techref/19...

(It would be so very awesome if this was the sort of documentation you got if you purchased a new computer, although perhaps on a disc instead of hardcopy.)

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