<> 99 times out of a 100, I'd prefer to have the "hacked" computer rather <> than the "original". At least in the minicomputer world, just about ever <> modificiation is there for a very important purpose - it either fixes <> a bug in the hardware or adds an actual enhancement. If the modificatio More true in the micro would where standards were evolving faster that the the hardware could be made. <> was absolutely useful at the time it was made - and is something that <> every sane original owner did - then it's part of the culture of the <> machine! The last line is where history resides. Hacks were part of the culture and remain a legacy. Allison