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    Questions about getting a mac??

    Hi guys. Im thinking about getting a MAC pc because of the recent change to the intel processer, so you can know run windows xp in dual boot.

    My question is can you do a full overwrite on "os x" if you want to. I know that MAC's would never need to be overwritten but it's just a preference. Also if you buy a mac does it come with the disks needed to do so.
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    So you want to get rid of OSX on your Mac if I'm understanding correctly?
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    no...... I just want to know is it easy and possible to do a full overwrite like windows 98/95.ME. I want to be able to remove any "undeleted files" that someone could ghost.
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    You're not explaining yourself very well. You want to know if you have the ability to overwrite the entire disk? Well of course you do...

    And Mac OS X has a Secure Empty Trash feature, too.

    Or do you mean you want to be able to reinstall the OS from scratch? You can do that, too; it has the OS X disk in the box.
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    And Mac OS X has a Secure Empty Trash feature, too.
    Ok that is very handy.
    Or do you mean you want to be able to reinstall the OS from scratch
    This is what i want to be able to do.
    You're not explaining yourself very well
    Im sorry....

    Thanks for your great help.
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