On Jan 11, 2008, at 4:16 AM, Peter van Hoof wrote: >> it would be an interesting challenge to try to find a similarly >> concise description of how it works ("a U3 drive emulates a CD >> drive containing an ISO filesystem") anywhere else... > > That's easy > You go to the u3 website and download the U3 deployment kit You'd think so, wouldn't you? So, I registered my "company" (actually, better than average: "Hobbyist", "student", and "shareware developer" were among choices provided for "organization type") and downloaded the 1.6MB, 130+page document. It doesn't once mention "CD" (except as "change directory") or ISO, nor did a quick scan provide ANY insightful paragraph on "how this is accomplished." BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist