I just heard on the radio that Compaq is buying DEC for 9.something billion. Of course, there are approvals that must occur, but this is interesting. LB _______________________________________________________________ ___ / / Larry Boyd HEWLETT/hp/PACKARD Commercial Systems Division (CSY) /__/ mailto:Larry_Boyd.hp.com (408)447-4127 "All my life I wanted to be somebody. Now I realize I should have been more specific." _______________________________________________________________