it seems giving a T2000 a test-drive has certainly paid off for one ILUGger! http://news.com.com/2061-10808_3-6073040.html?part=rss&tag=6073040&subj=news ILUG on-topic bits: 'MacCarthaigh said that Linux ran better than Solaris on the machine. A Sun representative blurted out that the company will soon announce an allegiance with a Linux provider.' roffle! --j.