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+This is a complete 8086 assembler and loader which can make 32-bit
+code for the 386+ processors. In the past it was used to compile the
+16-bit bootsector and setup binaries for the kernel, but modern
+(2.4.x or newer) kernels use GNU ld instead.
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+There's a package bin86 already included in Slackware, which is a
+subset of the programs of dev86. Therefore the bin86 programs are
+not included in this package. \ No newline at end of file