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That's not what I asked. I asked if you can boot from a USB key. I can boot from a CD but why would I want to? The stuff I need fits on a floppy, the floppy is cheaper than a CDR and more durable than the CDR.

But I don't need a USB key. Floppies are cheaper. And on the rare occasion when I have to move something by floppy that doesn't fit on a floppy (which would be like twice, things I'd much rather have shot over a network but for various reasons couldn't) zip and spandisk, make it a self extracting exe and WALLA, don't even need zip on the other end.

I'm not saying USB keys are bad. Just that I don't need them, they wouldn't accomplish what I use floppies to accomplish. If they were floppy drive cost I wouldn't be upset about them being included in a PC I bought, I might find it useful sometime.

Just that I don't need them, they wouldn't accomplish what I use floppies to accomplish. If they were floppy drive cost I wouldn't be upset about them being included in a PC I bought, I might find it useful sometime.

That's you, and if a particular legacy piece of equipment fits your needs, then go ahead and keep using it, but don't complain when the rest of the world abandons it.