[51570] in Cypherpunks
Re: Bootable disks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tallpaul)
Thu Mar 7 00:21:49 1996
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 23:47:54 -0500
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: tallpaul@pipeline.com (tallpaul)
Cc: JonWienke@aol.com
My understanding was that the parallel-port version of the Syquest drive
would also be bootable. That is, you would boot the driver off a floppy and
then the rest of the boot sequence would be handled by whatever was on the
Syquest drive.
THis, I thought, would let you install something like linux and the various
other software to give you a very portable anon server, neatly containing a
separate OS and all the "incriminating evidence" while the regular hard
disk held nothing other than Windows and Doom.
Is this not the case?
--tallpaul
On Mar 06, 1996 14:55:44, 'JonWienke@aol.com' wrote:
>I recently installed an IDE version of the Syquest EZ 135 hard drive for a
>client. Since it is a fully functional hard drive, it is bootable, unlike
>the parallel port model. The biggest advantage to this type of drive is
that
>the cartridge (and any potentially incriminating data) can be quickly
removed
>and destroyed (burn it, smash it with a large heavy object, insert it into
a
>bulk eraser) or taken to a secure location for storage. Also, this type
of
>drive provides an excellent place to put swap files, which have an
annoying
>tendency to pick up sensitive data. That is less of a problem if you can
>remove the cartridge and store it in a secure location when not processing
>sensitive data.
>
>Jonathan Wienke
>
