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> 
> I have an external usb/firewire drive that is 160g, I've seen the same
> model in a 250g.  You'll likely end up going with fat if you want
> writeability from both Linux and windows.

Ok, I can deal with that as a storage format, esp since all the flash
drives inthe house end up FAT32 anyway.

> 
> >>>So is this just a pipedream, or is an all-USB system possible ?
> >>
> >>I think the most difficult problem you'll have is getting it to boot off
> >>of a usb device.
> >
> >
> > Good point.  I thought I had seen something inidcating that "modern"
> > BIOSes could do this - in reference to a USB flash drive boot tool.
> 
> I've wanted to test this in the past as I've seen usb drives show up
> during Linux installs, but haven't had the time to play with it.

I've got a buddy that just built his own new machine - I'll ping him
and see if he can get a USB drive to boot.

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