Edward Teach
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Registered: Feb 2003
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Location: The Seven Seas or the Outer Banks.
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"Imagine if you will"
You walk up to a computer, any computer, plug in your thumb drive and viola, there's your profile or even your own operating system with all of your own stuff. Independent of what is on the PC you just plugged into.
Well that future is now. You can now buy or build a thumb drive with software that will provide you with everything you need. Well Sort of! You get an operating system, a list of applications and storage space for your data.
There are a couple of products which you can buy right off the shelf.
Black Dog @ http://www.projectblackdog.com/ $199 Worlds smallest Linux server.
I kind of like this one.
Computer-on-a-stick from @ http://www.fingergear.com/ $59 USB Flash Drive featuring its own ultra fast Operating System, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint compatible applications, Email, Firefox, and more...
Then there is the do-it-yourself models, most are designed to be boot CD's but with a little search and work you can make your own.
BartPE @ http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ FREE is a load of your own Windows OS for CD however with a little work it can be put on a Bootable Thumb Drive
MiniPE @ http://jacksonian.ca/brian/info/miniPE.htm
ubcd @ http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
Then there's the almighty Windows XP Preinstallation Environment or
WinPE @ http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303891
I first set up a bootable thumbdrive using HP's Flash Drive Format program. Then I stumbled onto BartPE. I haven't gotten BartPE onto a thumbdrive just yet but I'm working on it.
I am in the process of downloading MiniPE as a Ghost image. and I plan to ghost a thumbdrive with it, if all goes as planed. I have read that it works great but we'll see.
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04-27-2006 11:51 PM
