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 ## Testing it Out ##
 Grab `bootdisk.img` from the git repo and load it into a virtual machine. The bootdisk will start GRUB with a single menu entry to boot the kernel off of the same diskette.
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+For example, you can boot the disk in `qemu`:
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+    qemu -fda bootdisk.img
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+Or you could set up a VirtualBox machine and load the floppy image.