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+// == DERIVATIVES ==
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+The *Syslinux* suite contains several boot loader (core) derivatives (variants), currently based solely on the boot media:
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+ *SYSLINUX* - Disk (floppy/hard disk) based
+ *PXELINUX* - PXE network booting
+ *ISOLINUX* - ISO9660 (CD/DVD; El Torito) based
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+Prior to v4.00, *SYSLINUX* was only for FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 and another derivative, *EXTLINUX*, was for ext2/ext3 file systems, whose functionality has been merged into *SYSLINUX*.
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