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Show HN: A language model that lives in a boot sector

A researcher created a 510-byte boot sector that uses a neural network to generate a Linux boot log, demonstrating the feasibility of running a neural network in a boot sector. The boot sector uses a small neural network trained on Linux boot messages and can produce boot logs for non-existent hardware. The code is written in assembly language and runs on a 386 processor in 16-bit real mode without an operating system or C runtime. The boot sector can be run on a BIOS box by booting a disk image created with the `disk.img` script, which generates a fake Linux boot log.

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