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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Brian Densmore wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> <A HREF="http://news.com.com/Mobile+hard+drive+carries+Linux/2100-1003_3-5325181.html?tag=nefd.hed" TARGET="_blank">http://news.com.com/Mobile+hard+drive+carries+Linux/2100-1003_3-5325181.html?tag=nefd.hed</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> A USB HD that turns any PC into a Linux PC for ~$200.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Pretty cool. Doubt it will last long.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I wonder if it requires the use CMOS support for legacy emulate floppy drive boot. In which case, it'd have to be setup like a CDROM bootable distro. That could require fiddling with CMOS. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Last I checked most machines on the market don't support booting from USB or Firewire devices... except with the legacy emulate floppy drive boot option. </FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT>
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