but I can't are anticipated exactly your reaction. I have been reading the list for months and I realize what it is intended for and what it means to y'all (excuse that, I am a Southern boy). I have never had any intention to become a regular contributor because I really am not capable of any type of contribution that the list was intended for. The only reason that I spewed forth with it this time is that I was bursting to tell someone and if I told anyone else but you guys they wouldn't even know what the hell an Altair was. There will be no more acqusitions to tell about. I stumbled onto a way to get them and now it is all over with. So unless somewhere they are building some more used Altairs that is it for me. Let me say one other thing in passing to all the people who have pointed out that I have missed out on something by never learning the fun of poking around in these computers to see how they tick. You are right! I am sitting here with a Proc Tech factory made copy of Star Trek on cassette. Being a very serious video arcade game buff it is just about killing me that I cannot see it work. I have no earthly idea how to get my SOL to show it to me. And I want to see it bad, bad, bad! I am extremely fortunate enough to have both it and all the hardware to allow me to see it. But because I never tinkered around inside these computers I may never be able to see it play. So I am not the enemy believe me. I truly respect all of you folks for the abilities you have. And I want to chime in here and fully agree with a post from yesterday which stated that of all of the places on the Internet which I have ever visited this one, hands down, has the most thoughtful people of any I have ever encountered. I hope you can keep your hobby as pure as you want it to be. I would never want to do anything to interfere with that. Thanks for listening to my ramblings and, who knows, maybe someday I will be lucky enough to actually meet some of you at the Computer Festival. I hope so. Regards, Your friend and supporter. Bob Wood ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com