At 1:14 -0500 8/23/11, Fred wrote: This depends on the human being, or possibly the definition of "conscious". I was too ignorant to get my Rainbow talking to my NeXT without mine, a few years back. I still have all 3, and next time I connect them, I'll likely still be too ignorant (unconscious?) to do without the Smart Cable... -- - Mark 210-379-4635 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Asteroids headed toward planets inhabited by beings that don't have technology adequate to stop them: Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.