> Surely the spec writers could have anticipated this? Of course not. everything has its price. had the spec taken 50 m into account the result would have been more expensive, slower, or both, and USB might have failed to take off. if you think you are good at directing a specification process I suggest you grow pointy hair :) Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body