MAX writes: < > Is that OS actually useful for something? It's unix... depending on who you ask yes or no. ;) Compared to DOS it's better, it's a real multiprocessing OS. As implmented for 386 and larger it lacks VM making some BIG unix apps like Xwindows unlikely but for text apps it screams. There is a version called minix-vm and from what I've hears runs well. MINIX plug, it's value is, sources are on line and it runs on XTs and PS/2s and the whole install with sorces fits in something like 40mb. It's limits are no VM, support for COM1/2 only and the book/CDrom cost about 70$. It is available on the net, install kits and sources. I installed it on the Dell and it was textbook easy (compared to dos!) and considering the machine is a 386sx/16 it's really quite fast. Allison