====== Mark 1: Bootloader ======
The [[mark_1:home|Mark 1]]'s bootloader is the script which launches the [[mark_1:operating_system|operating system]]. When the [[mark_1:bios|BIOS]] has completed its part of the boot sequence, it triggers the bootloader. The bootloader is designated as the hard-coded "start point" for launching the operating system.
On a fresh out-of-the-box computer, there is no bootloader. When installing an operating system such as [[mark_1:scope|SCOPE]], the installer creates the bootloader. This is done because the Mark 1's [[mark_1:script_control_interface|script control interface]] does not allow any scripts outside of BIOS to run while the computer is turned off, but the BIOS does not know which script(s) are needed to launch the operating system. Therefore, the BIOS starts the bootloader when ready, which starts the necessary operating system scripts.
===== Script Specification =====
The bootloader is always named ''_bootloader'' in the computer's inventory.