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+Changes in 1.31:
+	* Now compiles under Linux, using NASM, rather than using
+	  Turbo Assembler under DOS.  See http://www.cryogen.com/Nasm
+	  for information about NASM.
+	* Perl script to install SYSLINUX under Linux, as well as a
+	  rewritten DOS installer (now is written in assembler, so we
+	  don't need Turbo C.)
+
+Changes in 1.30:
+        * Added support for loading bzImage and initrd loading, and made
+          SYSLINUX new-setup-code aware (SYSLINUX 1.30 id=0x31).
+        * Added LILO-style kernel labels; see the LABEL and IMPLICIT
+          keywords in README file.
+        * Added support for colorization of intro and help screens.
+        * The vga= option is now handled correctly.
+        * Massive rewrite of large chunks of the code in order to
+          support the first two new features.
+
+Changes in 1.20:
+        * Added simple online help at the "boot:" prompt.
+        * Removed 2880K image as I no longer have access to such a
+          floppy drive.  (Donations accepted!!)
+        * Decided to distribute the source in a subdirectory rather
+          than in a nested zipfile.
+
+Changes in 1.11:
+        * Removed a sanity check which would cause booting to fail on
+          Phoenix BIOS version 4.03.  Apparently this BIOS is buggy.
+
+Changes in 1.10:
+        * Added configuration file SYSLINUX.CFG.  This file contains all
+          configurable options, and can be edited from any OS which can
+          access an MS-DOS filesystem; there is no longer a need to run
+          SYSLINUX.EXE except to write the boot sector.
+        * Default command line now given by "default" line in config
+          file.
+        * LINUXMSG.TXT and BOOTMSG.TXT hard-coded file names replaced by
+          "display" and "prompt" lines in config file.
+        * LILO-style option appending now supported ("append" line in
+          config file).
+        * Prompt timeout is now supported ("timeout" line in config
+          file).  The timeout is cancelled when anything is typed on the
+          command line.
+        * Pressing <ESC> or <Ctrl-C> at the Loading... stage now aborts
+          the kernel loading in progress and returns the user to the
+          boot: prompt.
+        * The installer now automatically sets the READONLY flag on
+          LDLINUX.SYS.
+	* Added 2880K disk image.
+
+Changes in 1.03:
+	* Fixed bug that would prevent booting from double-density
+	  floppies and other DOS filesystems with multiple sectors per
+	  cluster.
+	* Added 720K disk image.
+	* Changed default kernel name on disk images to LINUX.
+
+Changes in 1.02:
+        * Fixed bug that would garble the command line on recent kernels
+          with more than 4 sectors of setup code (this wasn't really a
+          *bug*; rather, a kernel change broke the code.  Unfortunately
+          the Linux boot interface is still sorely undocumented).
+        * Added BOOTMSG.TXT file support (message file which does not
+          force display of the boot prompt).
+
+Changes in 1.01:
+        * Fixed bug on some (most?) 386 BIOSes would require two boot
+          attempts.