[TLUG] CF vs. USB (was: Linux World / Network World 2006)

[ted leslie]

the cf->ide  mean you get a boot from all mobo's
and i was doing this awhile ago,
i still think only the latest greatest mobo's will usb boot?
but mobo's do evolve quick.
Just when i started this stuff, a mobo with ucb key boot bios was rare.
And to make a rock solid firewall/VPN device for my clients i use an old proven
pure INTEL mobo/chip solution. And the intel mobo i use is probably 2-3 years old,
however i supose they may have a bios for usb.
Also in a data center it might look a wee bit weird having a usb key hanging out of a computer.
With the CF/IDE device, it sits nice in the front of the rackmount,
and is recessed and fits behind the lockable front grill that most rack mounts have.
So it comes across as really pro looking. I.e. like the CF mounts that in the fron of
a SONY PVR, or similar.

-tl

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:47:43 -0400
William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 02:45:57PM -0400, ted leslie wrote:
> > with 8 GB usb keys being 100$ in china now,
> > and 1GB flash cards for 33$ on ebay (new),
> > in a year REALLY SMALL linux distros will be one that occupy a Gig.
> > I produce linux vpn/firewalls on 100$ 1GB CF cards and a 30$  CF to IDE converter.
> 
> Hi Ted,
> 
> What's your rationale for going with CF card, as opposed to straight USB
> keys?
> 
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