Re: U3 and other firmware USB thumbdrives

To: Nuno Magalhães <nunomagalhaes@eu.ipp.pt>
Cc: debian-user <Debian-User@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: U3 and other firmware USB thumbdrives
From: Rick Thomas <rbthomas55@POBox.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:02:14 -0400
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References: <4A6F5006.7010904@xtronics.com> <20090728201219.GB2988@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> <[🔎] 6b1504c40907290502x28bfe955le835e96ebb0a8eec@mail.gmail.com>

The only usb key I have encountered with U3 on it was a sandisk.

Every other kind I have is just a plain simple USB key. So I wouldsay

most are simply USB keys.  If they have U3 or similar they tend to
advertise it as if it was an amazing and useful feature.



Useful links for getting rid of U3...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3

http://www.u3.com/uninstall/final.aspx

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