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I know nothing at all about UNIX, but think I have a comment of interest in this thread. Reading these messages, I have concocted a analogy between UNIX the OS and HP RPN (reverse polish notation) calculators. I used to hate HP calcs because they were difficult to learn how to use and seemed very user unfriendly. But one day on a whim I bought one. By the end of the week I was hooked. I now find RPN to be much easier to use than standard calculators (algebraic ones) and have since purchased 3 other HP's. They are undoubtable the best. Unix seems to be in a similar category. Unix users, once they learn it, love it and can't say enough about it. People who are not unix fluent hate it because of its complexity and poor interface. Try as I might to convince people to switch to HP's, I more often than not fail. Why? As Ben points out, most people do not want to invest the time to learn the new system. I think he is correct about UNIX. Whatever it's advantage, real or imagined, it will not catch on at the desktop level. <<< Michael Shea >>>> <<< 76665,3360 >>>>