> I thought my Amiga boots fast in 8 seconds... > > RS-DOS doesn't give me time to pick up my coffee mug!! Linux can be made to boot really fast. Check this where, under 1 second, it boots and start displaying video captured from an NTSC cam : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUWBkIquQaI You better be quick picking up your mug :p