OT: How to become a Windows device? (Was: possible USB virus?)

[Alois Mahdal <alois.mahdal.1-ndmail@zxcvb.cz>]

Hello,

On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:09:53 -0600
"Mark Allums" <mark@allums.com> wrote:
> FYI, a few USB storage things were known to irrevocably
> become Windows devices once used on Windows.  This is rare
> now.  However, if you reformatted and it seems to work now,
> forget about it.

Please can you explain what do you mean by that?  What is the
thing you call "Windows device"?  (Something like a roller
blind?)

Like they stopped being usable anywhere but Windows?

Thanks,
aL.
-- 
Alois Mahdal