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" > <gshe...@shelx.uni-ac.gwdg.de> 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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