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> So why do all these Linux distributions insist on doing their CD booting
> using steam-driven technology? Think of how neat it could be! Admittedly
> it would work on a slightly smaller set of hardware, but it would serve
> the majority of x86 users.
Because (as has been hashed out here a couple of times), the only boot
method real-world BIOSes give you is the steam-driven one.
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