diff --git a/stage1_loader.s b/stage1_loader.s
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+BITS 16
+	;; Steps for building
+	;; nasm -o stage1_loader stage1_loader.s
+	;;
+	;; Steps for testing
+	;; qemu -fda stage1_loader
+	;; Then insert another program to load and run
+start:
+	;; Wait for user input before running
+	mov ah, 00h
+	int 16h
+
+	;; Clear the screen to be nice
+	;; Routine: clears the display
+	mov al, 0		; Clear screen
+	mov ah, 06h		; Scroll up
+	mov bh, 07h		; Move Color
+	mov cl, 0		; UL x coordinate
+	mov ch, 0		; UL y coordinate
+	mov dl, 80		; LR x coordinate
+	mov dh, 24		; LR y coordinate
+	int 10h
+	;; Routine: reset the cursor
+	mov ah, 02h		; Set cursor position
+	mov bh, 0		; Set Page number to 0
+	mov dh, 0		; Set Row Number
+	mov dl, 0		; Set Column Number
+	int 10h
+
+read_floppy:
+	;; Read bytes from floppy
+	mov al, 128		; Number of sectors to read
+	mov ah, 02h		; Read sectors to memory
+	mov ch, 0		; Cylinder Number
+	mov cl, 1		; Starting sector number
+	mov dh, 0		; Drive head number
+	mov dl, 00h		; Drive number [floppy A:]
+	mov bx, 01000h		; Starting segment
+	mov es, bx		; Loaded into the required segment register
+	mov bx, 0		; At the exact start of the segment
+	int 13h		; Make the function call
+
+	jc read_floppy
+
+	;; Zero all registers and segments before jump
+	mov ax, 0
+	mov bx, 0
+	mov cx, 0
+	mov dx, 0
+	mov si, 0
+	mov di, 0
+	mov bp, 0
+	mov ds, ax
+	mov ss, ax
+	mov es, ax
+	mov fs, ax
+	mov gs, ax
+
+	;; Load the code that we input by hand
+	push 01000h
+	push 0h
+
+	;; Using intersegment return
+	iret
+
+done:
+	hlt
+	times 510-($-$$) db 90h	; Pad remainder of boot sector with NOPs
+	dw 0xAA55		; The standard PC boot signature