At 18:38 01-Aug, Jerry wrote: Good going! Drive is not so critical, many of them didn't have that. But having one is pretty nice when it comes time to boot the install CD. A Bezel is a *big* deal because of cooling airflow, I found out. My floppy drive looks out through a non-bezel aperture, which I keep covered with tape most of the time so cooling air doesn't escape that way. The what? ;-) NeXT supplied 5.25" hard drives, which just fit between the walls and mount with bolts through the bolt-holes in the side walls. You are more or less on your own for mounting a 3.5" drive in a cube. Mine Many of them didn't have an optical drive, and almost *none* of them now have a functioning optical. Dust is one culprit, but there seems to be something (I have not really investigated) that kills them all over time. The optical is a great novelty and I really wish it had caught on, but it's not too useful today. I think these would be less critical for cooling, but still good to have. Depending on the model, you may be able to use an ADB mouse (though will miss the other button). Do you have an ADB keyboard (distinguished by the "control" bar below the space bar)? Sony, I think. I'm not aware of any substitutes. I can endorse Randy Rencsok, reachable through: http://www.channelu.com/Turbo/index.html as a parts supplier. There are also a fair number of downloads on his site which may be of use to you, as well as pictures of some of the missing parts. I also note the existence of http://www.blackholeinc.com/ but have not done business with Rob Blessin, though he's been pretty supportive in general of the NeXT community. Good Luck! -- - 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.