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[-] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Boot = Bootstrap

If you've loaded up a virtual CPU first that's not a boot of mainline Linux on the CPU.

[-] stingpie@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I respectfully disagree. The turning machine is not doing any set-up before the emulated CPU begins execution, and all of the actual BIOS is done by the emulated CPU.

[-] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Nerd argument.

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