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[News] GNU/Linux on a Stick is a Winner, Vista on Lipstick a Lost Cause

  • Subject: [News] GNU/Linux on a Stick is a Winner, Vista on Lipstick a Lost Cause
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:27:40 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Linux on a stick

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| It's amazing how fast Mint can run off the thumb drive. Its performance is 
| almost indistinguishable from a hard drive. No delays are encountered like 
| they are when running from a CD or DVD. And the installation icon is still on 
| the desktop, allowing you to install it from the thumb drive if you so 
| desire. While in Mint I enabled wireless, ran the "Bourne Ultimatum" DVD from 
| the now-empty DVD drive, and in general did everything that Mint allows you 
| to do without having to install any other software into Mint. In spite of the 
| self-inflicted problems I now have a much better appreciation of Mint.       
| 
| Distributions installed on USB thumb drives are a great and cheap way to 
| sample what's out there. The thumb drive gives you an opportunity to really 
| hack with the software without having to install it to a HDD. And if you're 
| not overly smart like I am, the directions are actually easy to follow.   
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http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/2008/02/linux-on-stick.html

When will Vista do all of this? 2009 at the earlier, IIRC. Microsoft got
together with Samsung or another Asian manufacturer.


Related:

Mandriva Flash 2008 First Look

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| Both the Metisse and Compiz Fusion 3D desktops worked well on the laptop, but 
| were disabled on the old desktop. I'm not sure why people really want 3D 
| desktops, however: it's just eye-candy.  
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/stratdev/archives/2007/12/mandriva_flash.html


Mandriva Flash 2008: Bigger and better

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| While several other distros are designed specifically to run off external USB 
| drives, Mandriva Flash still offers a good alternative worth paying for. 
| First of all, you don't have to get your hands dirty installing a Linux 
| distro on a USB stick and spend time configuring it. Unlike other distros, 
| Mandriva Flash offers a full-featured desktop with all the frills and fancy  
| trimmings, including 3-D desktop effects.    
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http://www.linux.com/feature/122980


New 2008 Mandriva Flash 4GB Released today

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| Mandriva today introduced the 2008 Mandriva Flash 4GB, the newest member of 
| the Mandriva Flash family that lets you take your entire desktop with you 
| wherever you go. 2008 Mandriva Flash includes a new functionnality: ezBoot 
| which reboots under Linux without going through BIOS settings, and the double 
| utilization of Windows and Linux system.    
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http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/new-2008-mandriva-flash-4gb-released-today


Turn your iPod into a PC

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| And finally we’ve a practical step-by-step workshop that shows you how to 
| create your own free, portable Linux PC on a USB stick using the Moka5 
| virtual machine application.  
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http://www.computeractive.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2206142/turn-ipod-pc-3617949

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