afaik mounting isos has been possible with *nix "forever" or at least since iso9660 file format
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Leslie S Satenstein <[email protected] > wrote: > *"With a masterful nail in the optical disc coffin, Microsoft has > announced that its new operating system will natively mount ISO disc > images<http://www.extremetech.com/computing/94370-windows-8-explorer-will-support-native-mounting-of-iso-and-vhd>. > On the slightly more enterprisesque side of the equation, VHD files will > also be supported by Windows 8. Both new features will be smoothly > integrated into Windows 8 Explorer's ribbon > menu<http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/2037223/Microsoft-Ribbonizes-Windows-8-File-Manager>, > and mounting an ISO or VHD is as simple as double clicking the file. This is > obviously an important addition with Windows 8 being available on tablets — > and in a year or two, it wouldn't be surprising if all software is made > available as an ISO on a USB drive which can be read by tablet and PC > alike."* > > *------------------ > > * > Regards > * > Leslie > * > *Mr. Leslie Satenstein > *50 years in IT and going strong. > Yesterday was a good day, today is a better day, > and tomorrow will be even better. > > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > alternative: [email protected] > www.itbms.biz > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > -- ___..___........__.......__ ...|....|__/....|...|......|...|__| ...|....|.....\...|...|__..|...|....| "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mohandas K Gandhi
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