In a message dated 98-06-17 13:08:49 EDT, Daniel Seagraves responded: << [When I get out my cannon!] Do you mean shooting the PS/2 out of the cannon at someone, or shooting the PS/2 with the cannon? >> hey, Hey,HEY! ps2 machines were announced in 1987 so they should be talked about rather than destroyed. no matter what anyone says, they were state of the art. certainly way ahead for their time. david