World's First Bootable Remote Client

[TylTru]

Now, this may seem farfetched, but possible -- a Bootable Remote Client.

How it should work:
Setup:
You download BRBOOT.EXE (Self Extractor/Imager) from DA Website.
You run it, with floppy/CD-R in drive.
It prompts what options (such as network drivers, config, drive) to use by default.
It builds, then writes the image accordingly.

Use:
Insert disk, prior to boot, making sure Harddisk boots after drive where BR is.
Start Computer, wait for boot.
A boot prompt shows, enter options, or hit Enter, or wait 15 sec. to use defaults. Example screenshot below:

[dasupport]

I don't understand. Why would someone want to boot in to Beyond Remote?
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Michael Berg
Data Apples Technical Support
support@dataapples.com

[TylTru]

Well, there's a few reasons, mostly for emergency/backup puproses:

1. Quickly access a remote server without waiting for Windows' bootup, login, clicking Beyond Remote icon in start menu, etc.
2. With filesystem drivers, remote file sharing, and remote commanding, all you need to do is run the BRBoot disk, share local disk with server, and run an antivirus on the disk specified as Shared, and you are able to scan and erase viruses, while antivirus is disabled under Windows by virus,
3. Running on system independant of whats on an OS, whether it be a virus, etc.
4. With the extensability of plug-ins/applications, someone can make a Disk Reimaging system similar to Norton Ghost, that downloads an image file from a remote server and writes it to the disk,
5. Can run remote screen from backup server in case of disk failure on local system.
6. System Administration - If server needs to be checked on/updated, connect to it quickly from any PC networked to it with a cheap and quick floppy, rather than incorporating Beyond Remote into the main disk image to be sent across the mainframe (you'd need to buy one of those expensive Site Licenses), or waiting to install BR Client.

Since it would fit on a single floppy disk, a set of floppies, a USB thumb drive, CD/DVD, or any other bootable storage media, you can just pop it in and go.
There are many more reasons, though. If you are reading this, tell us a reason why a remote client should be bootable, especially Beyond Remote. I would pay for something like this.

[Karen0302]

Okay, I admit, I'm confused.

The only advantage I can see in being able to boot into BR is being able to restore a disk image, but that seems like an emergency situation to me and would probably be better done on site IMO.

But the makor thing that has me confused is if the computer is set to boot into BR (assuming that is even possible) then what does the computer do? I mean, it basically has no operating system so what use is it?

Karen