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Description

Extended Operating System Loader (XOSL) is the world's only full-featured free boot manager with a real, easy-to-use and full-blown graphical user interface. distributed under GPL.

Features

Look & Feel

User-friendly Graphical User Interface
Full windowing system with mouse and keyboard
support
Resolutions up to 1600x1200
Configurable mouse speed
A set of color schemes
Several color adjustment options
Password protected boot configuration and settings
Restart/Reboot/Shutdown

Booting Features

Up to 24 boot items
Microsoft file system partition hiding support
Storing additional keys before booting
Activate partitions (one per system or one per HD)
Automatic booting (with timeout)
Auto boot last operating system
Password protection per boot item
Boot master boot record on any drive
Boot DOS/Windows 9x on any drive
Hotkey per boot item
Support for hard disks larger than 8Gb
[XOSL 1.1.1] Coexist with virtually any other boot
manager (boot original master boot record)
[XOSL 1.1.2] Run Ranish Partition Manager 2.38 beta
1.9 from XOSL, without first booting an OS
[XOSL 1.1.2] Master boot record virus protection
[XOSL 1.1.3] Swap drives
[XOSL 1.1.5] IDE CD-ROM booting by including Smart Boot Manager

Source

http://www.xosl.org/ http://xosl.sourceforge.net

Comments

As of 2002.09.08 Sun, its latest version is XOSL 1.1.5, Dec 23, 2000, with minor enhancements.