>Also, does anyone know if I could get linux to work on the PC side of that
>computer?  Or if the PC side will stay running even if I have to
>cmd-ctl-power the mac side?

As far as I recall, resetting the Mac resets the PC board too. And though 
I've never heard of anyone running Linux on the DOS card, it's a genuine 
PC that just happens to be running inside of a Mac - so in my rather 
uninformed opinion you should be able to do so.

-Mars