re three main aspects of the boot-loader/OS image interface this
standard must specify:<P>

<UL>
<LI>The format of the OS image as seen by the boot loader.
<LI>The state of the machine when the boot loader starts the OS.
<LI>The format of the information passed by the boot loader to the OS.
</UL>

<H3>OS Image Format</H3>

An OS image is generally just an ordinary 32-bit executable file in the
standard format for that particular OS, except that it may be linked at a
non-default load address to avoid loading