Mac mini linked to a laptop ?

Hi I have just purchased a Mac Mini which I linked to my screen ,no problem I am wondering if I could link it to my Dell laptop and us the screen and keyboard from my Dell and the  mac Mini as the Brains ? Thanks peter

You could use Remote login on the Mini and use SSH to get a Terminal session going.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10618
If you need more than that you could setup a VNC server on the Mini and connect from the Dell via a VNC client.
http://www.realvnc.com/products/vnc/documentation/5.0/installing-removing/macosx
Both those options use encrypted sessions to protect your data.

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