Mark,
  Thanks for your response.  I have played with POSIX and have done what I
can (and intend to do more) for this effort.  My concern is that MPE not become
simply a contendant for "most stable Un*x".  With no desire to downplay the
value of POSIX, I remain concerned MPE be seen as valuable as MPE, not as a
Un*x wannabe.

Ted
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Ted Ashton ([log in to unmask]), Info Sys, Southern Adventist University
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