On 12/5/07, Lars Noodin  wrote:

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> OpenBSD gets a short mention in a blog:

>

>         Q:

>         "... why in the world canb t we design a computer that can

>         b cold bootb  nearly instantaneously? I know about

>         hibernation, etc., but when I do have to reboot, I hate

>         waiting those three or four minutes.  "

>

>         Schneier:

>         "Of course we  can; Amiga was a fast booting computer,

>         and OpenBSD boxes  boot in less than a minute. But the

>         current crop of major  operating systems just donb t.

>         This is an economics  blog, so you tell me: why donb t

>         the computer companies  compete on boot-speed?"

>

>

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/bruce-schneier-blazes-t...

h-your-questions/

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>

> It's interesting that the issue of why a computer must be cold booted is

> not brought up, especially in the day and age where hibernation modes

> are readily available.  Perhaps, the interviewer is a victim of the

> Microsoft effect.

Hibernation modes readily available?

Hibernation is flakey flakey flakey.
Still, it's a good point. OpenBSD manages to boot so quickly even

though it has all drivers enabled and running at boot--though I'm not

sure if it's always "under a minute".
-Nick