It is dual bootable Linux/Windows
George

On 11/20/2012 05:56 PM, William Scott wrote:

Presumably then it was running Linux?

On Nov 20, 2012, at 7:39 AM, "George M. Sheldrick" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I have never understood why Macs are so popular, although in this part

of the world they are appreciably more expensive. My vintage 2005 Dell

laptop does not have the sex appeal of a MacBook, but it has survived a

fire (not its fault) as well as being under water (to put out the fire)

and then bounced down a stone staircase (my wife fortunately caught it

on the way down). Despite all my efforts to destroy it, it never needed

servicing or replacement parts and still works perfectly!

George

(PS I should add that I have no connection with or shares in Dell)

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