Re: BSD on flash memory

From: Tim Hammerquist (tim_at_vegeta.ath.cx)
Date: 10/23/04 

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 23:49:39 -0000

Dr. Richard E. Hawkins <hawk@slytherin.ds.psu.edu> wrote:
> Tim Hammerquist <tim@vegeta.ath.cx> wrote:
> > I've had some issues in the past coercing a USB keydrive to be
> > recognized as a bootable device,
>
> I read that as a "USB keyboard" at first.

Yeah, I'm still trying to find a common, generic term for these "Flash
ROM memory devices which provide a USB Mass-Storage interface." "USB
key" is ambiguous, "flash drive" is too vague, and "thumbdrive" just
violates my sense of aesthetics. (Mine is indeed shaped like a thumb,
but that doesn't make it a good term.)

Tim Hammerquist

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