Yes. But by that time I'd already spent three days, and wanted to have a Linux box to be sure nothing could possibly execute on it while I was poking in the da

Yes. But by that time I'd already spent three days, and wanted to have a Linux box to be sure nothing could possibly execute on it while I was poking in the data, and since this all happened on my birthday to start with, my wife said, "Go out and buy a new machine or two." So I did, and didn't regret it.