Update bugs of 2004/gavin + format/typo checks

There are also documented features that are now in bugs.md as features,
not bugs, but just linking back to the section provided by the author.

The README.md file has been format and typo checked.

The gavin.md file has been format and typo checked.
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@@ -8,17 +8,18 @@ targeting x86 Linux. In short, you need to build this on an x86 Linux machine.
2. Next, find a suitable machine to run the OS on. It should be perfectly safe,
and since it does not directly attempt to access any hard disk drives (only a
ramdisk loaded by the bootloader) it should do no damage to your existing setup,
BUT I ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE BY THIS PROGRAM. Run it at your
own risk. The OS has been tested on half a dozen machines or so, and worked on
all but one. The failure came in the form of the machine rebooting itself
midway through loading the OS, with no nasty side-effects.
[RAM disk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM_drive) loaded by the bootloader) it
should do no damage to your existing setup, BUT I ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR ANY
DAMAGE DONE BY THIS PROGRAM. Run it at your own risk. The OS has been tested
on half a dozen machines or so, and worked on all but one. The failure came in
the form of the machine rebooting itself midway through loading the OS, with no
nasty side-effects.
Hardware requirements - i386 or better processor, but the GUI is
surprisingly power-hungry, so I would recommend a fast P3 or P4 processor
(has been tested on P3/P4/Athlon machines). Minimum RAM is something like
32MB. PS/2 mouse & keyboard required - no USB I'm afraid, and the keyboard
map is for a UK keyboard. Uses Vesa VBE 3.0, so should work on any modern
map is for a UK keyboard. Uses VESA VBE 3.0, so should work on any modern
graphics card (has been tested on NVIDIA, Matrox, and SiS cards).
3. Now you need to setup a bootloader to load the OS. If you have a system
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ using a lilo bootloader you can simply add the OS to your boot menu. Just add
appropriate `image=` and `initrd=` lines to your `/etc/lilo.conf`, pointing at
`kernel` and `fs.tar` respectively (as built by make earlier), then run `lilo`.
If you do not wish modify your lilo setup, one easy option is to get yourself a
grub boot disk image, and follow the instructions for grub below - Debian users
can simply run`apt-get install grub-disk` to get themselves a grub boot disk.
GRUB boot disk image, and follow the instructions for GRUB below - Debian users
can simply run`apt-get install grub-disk` to get themselves a GRUB boot disk.
If you run grub, then at the boot menu simply hit `c` to get a console, then
If you run GRUB, then at the boot menu simply hit `c` to get a console, then
type `kernel=(hd0,0)/<PATH>/kernel` (substituting appropriate hard
drive/partition numbers & path, or using `(fd0)` to load a kernel on the
floppy), then `initrd=(hd0,0)/<PATH>/fs.tar`, and finally `boot`.
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ can simply run`apt-get install grub-disk` to get themselves a grub boot disk.
4. Assuming the OS has booted, what can you do now? Well, start by trying `sh`,
to open another shell. Then, try `vi gavin.c` to open up the OS source in a
text file viewer (up/down or PgUp/PgDn to scroll). Note that the provided
applications, `sh` and `vi` both have windows of the same size, and that open in
applications, `sh` and `vi` both have windows of the same size, and both open in
the top left corner of the screen, so you may need drag the windows around a bit
to tell them apart.