Rightly and properly so... Unix really is a significant improvement, we really need to make sure you can run it. Don't worry about the OS image issue, I can crank them out like sausages, and we already have all the bits we need (V6 RL driver, bootstrap, etc). a Really? DEC specified BC08R-01 cables, which _should_ be long enough to allow it to be put on an extender. Does your machine have the -01's, or have they been replaced with little shorty ones? If the latter, if you can't find any -01's, it should be possible to locate some generic 40-pin cables, which should work (old IDE cables should work, but not the new ones, which have a key that will prevent the connectors from going in, in this application). Also, it should not to be too hard to whip up some: the connectors and the flat cable are pretty easy to find - although not the ground-plane backed kind - do anyone know of a source for that? Anyway, the regular kind of flat cable ought to work well enough for debugging. Noel