>When was the last time you used a serial or parallel port? Or anyone else here, for that matter? I think that really, the only legacy stuff that can be dropped sensibly is the ISA port. Or, what were you thinking of? I use them everyday for several different applications and plan to for = the forseeable future. Perhaps you need to rejoin the real world of = users. Michael -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body