Dennis writes: Nearby DEC part numbers seem to fall under QS-HFKA9-NZ "Migration Assistance Service". E.g. QS-HFKA9-NZ MIGRATION ASSISTANCE SERVICE QS-HFLA9-NZ SYSTEM/36 MIGRATION UTILITIES QS-HFMA9-NZ CDC/FORTRAN CONVERSION FILTER QS-HFNA9-NZ CDC/FORTRAN CONVERSION TOOL QS-HFPA9-NZ DG/COBOL CONVERSION FILTER QS-HFQA9-NZ HP/FORTRAN CONVERSION FILTER QS-HFRA9-NZ HP/BASIC CONVERSION FILTER QS-HFSA9-NZ HP VPLUS DECFORMS CONV FILTER QS-HFTA9-NZ HP IMAGE TO RDB CONV FILTER QS-HFUA9-NZ HP IMAGE TO RMS CONV FILTER QS-HFVA9-NZ HP/3000 TO VAX/VMS CONV UTILT QS-HFWA9-NZ WPP-WANG COBOL CONV FILTER QS-HFXA9-NZ WDE WANG DOCUM CONV TOOL QS-HFYA9-NZ VSTAPE WANG DOCUM CONV TOOL QS-HG0A9-NZ PRIME TO VAX CONV UTILITIES QS-HG1A9-NZ PRIME TO VAX TAPE UTILITIES QS-HG2A9-NZ PDP-11 BASIC CONV FILTER QS-HG3A9-NZ PDP-11 MACRO CONV FILTER QS-HG4A9-NZ HP/COBOL CONV FILTER It seems extremely likely that these were tools developed as part of migration assistance services, but companies have always struggled with the line between a "product" and a "service" so it wouldn't be surprising to see in-house tools get turned into products with part numbers etc. Tim.