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I suppose it's the inexorable march of technology moving forward, but in computers that I've used that have been without optical drives, it seems a little too e
by Splines 16y ago
I suppose it's the inexorable march of technology moving forward, but in computers that I've used that have been without optical drives, it seems a little too easy to paint yourself into a corner.
If booting off a USB stick becomes common-place, I would have less to worry about. I know it's possible, but in the machines I've had to do it on, it's definitely non-standard. In those instances I've felt like I was back in the days of DOS. The talk of DRM-ed USB sticks is also disconcerting; dealing with DRM while trying to revive a machine is not something I look forward to.
- dotBen 16y agoI know it's possible, but in the machines I've had to do it on, it's definitely non-standard. USB booting is pretty common in most modern bios's, however don't forget we're talking about Apple here, where they control the entire stack. Booting off external drive on Mac (power on + option key) has been in place for many generations of their hardware. It's definitely patchy in Windows land, esp with net books.