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ImAFish: Mandrake Move [Review]

“The idea behind Mandrake Move is simple, you have a bootable CD
with Mandrake Move on and a USB flash drive to store your data then
you can use any PC at your disposal to do your work. It’s a nice
idea but as I found out it doesn’t always work how you
expected.

“Mandrake Move isn’t the only or first CD running Linux
distribution, many other companies and organisations produce them
including SuSE, Knoppix and Slax but Mandrakesoft is the first to
market it as an OS that you can simply take anywhere to get to a
familiar desktop and common programs. Normal CD running Linux
distributions are advertised as ways to try the OS without having
to alter your hard drive in any way. While Mandrake Move still does
this it is designed so that if you wanted to you could use it in
other computers and get a familiar interface…”

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