There is one slight problem with the Tadpoles.... The odds of actually getting one is *VERY* small. The odds of getting an affordable one is even smaller. Plus the fact that they've got about the horse power of a Multia, and getting enough RAM in them could be tricky.... One possiblity would be to get a nice PC laptop and load the VAX Emulator onto it. The other possibility is to take an old PC Laptop and a VAX 4000/VLC and merge the two into one system connecting them via Ethernet. I'd planned on doing the second, but the likelyhood of my having time is rapidly shrinking... Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |