How did the USB memory stick get from San Diego to Newfoundland? Bus power.

For fucks sake USA, pick a President.

Maybe it's taking so long because they're trying to get a human computer for you. You like niche computers don't you?

Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s) …so no point trying to boot through firewire on the mac mini then. The iBook on the other hand is Ultra ATA/100 so that may benefit.

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It's OK. It makes you feel like the Lord of the Computer. It will do as I command.

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Wondering if booting from a CF card (through a firewire 400 port) would be faster than booting from an internal 5400rpm HD.

I don't even have any unmarketable skills.

Imagines trying to boot an OS via USB 1.1

Disappointed to see that my Intel Mac Mini only has the slower type of FireWire port.

Forgot to make that a reply.