spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd jˌuːˌɛsbˈiːbˈeɪst bˈuːɾɪŋ wʌz pɹəpˈoʊzd baɪ ˌaɪbˌiːˈɛm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ wɪð ɹˌiːɪŋkˈɑːɹneɪɾɪŋ pˌiːsˈiːz wɪð pˈoːɹɾəbəl sˈoʊl pˈædz ænd bˈuːt lˈɪnʌks fɹʌm ɐ fˈaɪɚ wˈaɪɚ dɪvˈaɪs.
Specialized USB-based booting was proposed by IBM in 2004 with Reincarnating PCs with Portable SoulPads and Boot Linux from a FireWire device.