<> > Switch 1-2 tells it (both PC and XT) about the presence of the coproces <> > (I do, btw, have an 8087 in my collection...only one I've ever seen! Ev <> > rarer was the 8088 to 386 SX-16 upgrade board...the world's s-l-o-w-e-s <> > 386.) <> <> K00L. How long does it take to install Linux using that? :-)} I have an xt class machine with an inboard386 and linux is not possible as it only has 1meg of ram and the expansion is off the inboard. FYI the inboard386 was an 386SX/16 compared the the v20 at 4.77mhz it's fast! Allison