On 15 September 2016 at 11:43, Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 15 September 2016 at 09:30, Tor Arntsen <kspt....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> A bit like not noticing >> that the USB stick runs Linux.. which happens. > > Er. Explain? How can a dumb storage device run any OS? > > I have various bootable USB sticks around the place, all with Linux > on, but they don't _run_ it. I won't touch the "smart Wifi enabled" > ones. Sorry, yes, not the dumbest mass-storage ones, but the slightly smarter ones, e.g. wi-fi enabled sticks and SD cards. I have a couple of those. On the other hand the electronics of even "simple" USB gadgets is getting pretty sophisticated, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if a mass-storage USB stick turns out to actually run an OS.
