OpenBSD gets a short mention in a blog: Q: "... why in the world canbt we design a computer that can bcold bootb nearly instantaneously? I know about hibernation, etc., but when I do have to reboot, I hate waiting those three or four minutes. "
Schneier: "Of course we can; Amiga was a fast booting computer, and OpenBSD boxes boot in less than a minute. But the current crop of major operating systems just donbt. This is an economics blog, so you tell me: why donbt the computer companies compete on boot-speed?" http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/bruce-schneier-blazes-through-your-questions/ It's interesting that the issue of why a computer must be cold booted is not brought up, especially in the day and age where hibernation modes are readily available. Perhaps, the interviewer is a victim of the Microsoft effect. -Lars