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Mitch, MSWindows is the only platform that hasn't had this forever. Mostly it's not worth the trouble.

For Linux, you just add a line like this to /etc/fstab:

/dev/sdf0 none swap sw 0 0

(assuming you've set up sdf to be one of the flash drives that's worth doing this.) It's all automatic once you set it up; no user intervention required when you plug it in. (Unplugging it unexpectedly, of course, gets you into "where's that data?" issues.)

Apples are similar, best I can tell.

Offhand, it looks like Microsoft's main contributions are:
* A system that is so hungry for swap space that this is worth doing
* A catchy trademark
* Marketing
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 02/27/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Gimmick  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/27/07
Not the same or a gimmick.  xuniL_z | 02/27/07
Actually no it wouldn't...  Linux User 147560 | 02/27/07
Actually I was only replying to..  xuniL_z | 02/27/07
You don't have all the facts  Jhaks | 02/27/07
How would you know?  ShadeTree | 02/28/07
Try again  klumper | 02/28/07
YBK is correct...Essentially a RamDrive  LazLong | 03/04/07
Actually...  nmh | 03/15/07
Like I had said...  LazLong | 03/15/07
Isn't this potentially a huge security risk?  vince@... | 02/27/07
Good points, but encryption is good  xuniL_z | 02/27/07
Look Closer  Yensi717 | 02/27/07
Not really.  nmh | 03/15/07
Watch out for hard drive throughput  CobraA1 | 02/27/07
1GB of ram  Jhaks | 02/27/07
The odds os something being in the 8 or 16MB ....  ShadeTree | 02/28/07
Some are catching on  klumper | 02/28/07
ReadyBoost  dryredw9@... | 02/28/07
I want what he's having! 150MB/sec...??  mikataur | 02/28/07
His flash performance claims are bunk too  toadlife | 03/01/07
instant power On from standby  zzz1234567890 | 03/01/07
However  nmh | 03/15/07

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