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 86Box
 =====
-**86Box** is a hypervisor and IBM PC system emulator that specializes in
-running old operating systems and software designed for IBM PC systems and
-compatibles from 1981 through fairly recent system designs based on the
-PCI bus.
+**86Box** is an IBM PC system emulator that specializes in running old
+operating systems and software designed for IBM PC systems and compatibles
+from 1981 through fairly recent system designs based on the PCI bus.
 
 86Box is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.
 For more information, see the `COPYING` file.