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Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist?

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notbob wrote:

> Don't ask!
> 
> I may be able to justify buying a new Dell i7 desktop box by claiming
> I need (and will actually use) Windows/Office for office
> administrative (not network) purposes.  This strictly offline, of
> course, not wanting to even remotely allow network access to a M$ OS
> box.  Then set up to dual boot linux for secure online use.  This used
> to be possible up to XP, but not so sure about newer hardware and M$
> OS.  So, here's my specific questions:
> 
> * Can you even run W7/Office w/o phoning home (microsoft.com)?
> 
> * Does W7 even have a CLI and mbr?
> 
> * Is a Dell Inspirion i7 saddled with that secure M$ boot nonsense,
>   yet?
> 
> * will linux work on an i7?
> 
> * Do I need grub(2) to boot more than one OS (W7 and a couple linux
>   distros).
> 
> I'm pretty out of date with respect to hardware.  I got a 12 yr old
> P4.  Clue me in.
> 
Linux runs very well on the i-series CPUs. I'd probably get a decent amount 
of RAM and do a native Linux install, add VirtualBox or other virtual 
machine set-up and then install and run Windows as a virtual machine. That's 
how I run it here and it seems satisfactory. Of course, being a Dell, it'll 
probably come with some difficult-to-modify default Windows install. 

Note that I do allow mine to occasionally talk to the internet so I can't 
help with that question.

Dave

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Can Windows and Linux still coexist? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-23 18:40 +0000
  Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-06-23 15:10 -0400
  Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-23 21:11 +0200
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-23 21:35 +0000
      Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-24 07:36 +0200
        Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-24 13:47 +0000
          Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2013-06-24 21:13 +0000
            Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-25 11:39 +0000
              Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Robert Komar <robk@robpc4.home.org> - 2013-06-27 20:39 -0700
        Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-24 12:41 -0400
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2013-06-24 08:56 -0800
      Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-24 18:11 +0200
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Soupe du Jour <soupedujour2000@gmail.com> - 2013-06-25 12:41 +0000
  Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? David Hough <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2013-06-23 20:18 +0100
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Piergiorgio Sartor <piergiorgio.sartor.this.should.not.be.used@nexgo.REMOVETHIS.de> - 2013-06-23 22:04 +0200
      Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-23 22:15 +0100
  Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2013-06-23 21:23 +0100
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2013-06-23 22:26 +0100
      Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-06-24 00:00 +0100
      Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2013-06-25 21:02 +0100
        Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2013-06-27 11:05 -0400
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    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-24 12:29 -0400
  Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-07-19 21:56 +0000
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2013-07-19 17:07 -0500
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-07-19 22:13 +0000
      Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-07-19 22:47 +0000
        Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-07-20 00:08 +0000
          Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-07-20 12:35 +0000
    Re: Can Windows and Linux still coexist? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-20 08:16 +0100
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