At 04:59 PM 12/3/97 -0500, William Donzelli wrote: I think of myself as a young DECsystem-10 old timer :-) Whilst it's true to say that the horrible orange 2020s are runts, not real -10s (they're the wrong colour and size to start with), they are the only practical DEC 36 bit system for the home user.... It's no bigger than a VAX-11/780 and there are quite a few people with systems that size at home. The biggest regret I have is that I was offered one about 5 years ago and didn't have the space or money at the time to get it - it was later scrapped.... Huw Davies | e-mail: Huw.Davies(a)latrobe.edu.au Information Technology Services | Phone: +61 3 9479 1550 Fax: +61 3 9479 1999 La Trobe University | "My Alfas keep me poor in a monetary Melbourne Australia 3083 | sense, but rich in so many other ways"