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Re:Isostick: the USB memory stick that thinks it’s an optica... by est on Thursday July 28, 2011 @09:11PM (#2819725)
To make an OS think a USB stick is a USB optical drive, it's already been done for years in China

http://baike.baidu.com/view/628264.htm

You can make a USB stick like three virtual devices, a USB-HDD, USB-CDROM and a USB-ZIP.

It's all about firmware and USB stick chip. Many made-in-China USB sticks support this out of the box

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