Linux on a thumb drive

[Chuckt]

http://www.xtra-pc.com/

This USB stick boots your computer even if you don't have a working hard drive.

For those who don't know Linux:

Learning the Shell:

http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_learning_the_shell.php

An Introduction to Linux Basics:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/ ... nux-basics

And I'm pretty sure you don't have to buy a USB thumbdrive to run Linux but it is almost turning into a requirement to learn these days.

[brad]

It looks as though they have found a way to make money off something that you can make yourself

I use unetbootin to make bootable linux USB sticks. They are very handy!
https://sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin/