I’ve fiddled with the cdrom version and floppy versions but never from a USB key.
Need to run Seti without leaving a trace ?
This would allow a bootable system with access to a stash of units and no need to trouble the internet for fetching new units.
Well thats the theory anyway.
You can probably achieve the same with a copy of knoppix on CD and a USB key but I have a whole weekend to fill and tinkering with USB boot images sounds like a way to spend a few hours.