.model tiny
 .386
 .data
 mystring db 'Any key will load... NixOS!',0
 errorStr db 'error..',0
 .code
 ORG 100H


START:
  ; stuff..
;  db 0EAh  ;jmp far SEG:OFS    ;Currently we are at 0:7C00
;  dw OFFSET start, 7C0h        ;This makes us be at 7C0:0

  ; setting up segregs .. hopefully this will do good! :)
  mov ax,7c0h
  mov ds,ax
  mov es,ax

  ; not sure what this does...
  mov ax,9000h
  mov ss,ax
  mov sp,0ffffh

  jmp @StartP

@error:
  mov bx,7c0h
  mov es,bx
  mov bp,offset errorStr-100h
  mov ax,1300h  ; write string, no cursor update
  mov bh,0      ; bgcolor 0
  mov bl,10     ; foreground 10 = light green
  mov cx,27     ; lenght of text
  mov dh,13     ; Ypos
  mov dl,26     ; Xpos
  int 10h       ; whee!

@startP:

  ; clear screen - just for kicks
  mov ax,3
  int 10h

  ; write the loading msg
;  mov ax,ds   ; set up ds:bp at mystring
;  mov ax,0 ; trying this... since we're on 0:7c00h
;  mov es,ax
  mov bp,offset mystring-100h
  mov ax,1300h  ; write string, no cursor update
  mov bh,0      ; bgcolor 0
  mov bl,10     ; foreground 10 = light green
  mov cx,27     ; lenght of text
  mov dh,11     ; Ypos
  mov dl,26     ; Xpos
  int 10h       ; whee!

  ; wait for a keypress
  mov ax,1
  int 16h

  ; reset diskette (and HD) controller
  xor ah,ah
  xor dl,dl ; dont think i need this line..
  int 13h

  ; Read the next sector into 0:7c00h+512
  xor ax,ax
  mov es,ax     ; segment 0
  mov ah,02h    ; read sector
  mov al,01h    ; read 1 sector
  xor ch,ch     ; track 0
  mov cl,2      ; sector 2
  xor dl,dl     ; drive 0 = A
  xor dh,dh     ; head 0
  mov bx,7c00h  ; to 7c00h...
  add bx,512    ; and add 512 (one sector-length)
  int 13h       ; BIOS disk IO int. Int 25/26 are DOS.
  jc @error

  mov ax,7c00h
  add ax,512
  jmp ax

  ; make the jump! we do it in machine code, tasm complains about jmp far
;  db 0eah    ; jmp far a000h:0
;  dw 00000h
;  dw 0a000h

  ; nice to have while debuggin' ;)
;  mov ax,4c00h
;  int 21h
END START